M2.1 earthquake 4 km SE of Trumann, Arkansas
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Trumann, Arkansas on Wed, Apr 14, 1976, 5:47 PM CST (23:47 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 2 km WSW of Cooter, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (mlg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-04-14 23:47:54 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.650° N, 90.470° W
- Region
- Arkansas
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.86 km S of Manila, Arkansas · 18388 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.22 km WSW of Cooter, Missouri · 18386 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.99 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 18385 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.49 km S of Hayti, Missouri · 18382 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.97 km E of Trumann, Arkansas · 18381 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.62 km ESE of Dell, Arkansas · 18380 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.07 km NNE of Manila, Arkansas · 18373 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
Before
- 1.69 km E of Steele, Missouri · 18427 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.80 km WNW of Cooter, Missouri · 18428 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.613 km N of Parkin, Arkansas · 18430 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.85 km ESE of Trumann, Arkansas · 18444 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
- 4.27 km SSE of Trumann, Arkansas · 18444 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.68 km NW of Marked Tree, Arkansas · 18444 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm600396. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.