M1.6 earthquake 0 km ENE of Burdette, Arkansas

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

NM

Local time

Wed, Jan 28, 1981, 5:36 AM CST

UTC

1981-01-28 11:36:40 UTC

Depth

18.5 km (11.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.820° N, 89.930° W

Region

Arkansas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

• Luxora, ArkansasPopulation 1,102. Forecast7 kmN
• Blytheville, ArkansasPopulation 14,694. Forecast12 kmS
• Memphis, TennesseePopulation 633,104. Forecast75 kmN
• Chicago, IllinoisPopulation 2,664,452. Forecast699 kmSSW

After

1. 1.79 km NNW of Tiptonville, TennesseeWed, Feb 4, 4:31 PM CST · 16677 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
2. 1.56 km NW of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Feb 5, 5:53 PM CST · 16676 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
3. 1.97 km S of Caraway, ArkansasSat, Feb 7, 1:04 AM CST · 16675 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
4. 2.55 km SE of Hayward, MissouriSat, Feb 7, 10:30 PM CST · 16674 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
5. 2.54 km NNE of Covington, TennesseeSun, Feb 8, 10:52 AM CST · 16673 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
6. 1.75 km WNW of Ridgely, TennesseeTue, Feb 10, 8:21 AM CST · 16671 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
7. 1.58 km NW of Tiptonville, TennesseeThu, Feb 12, 3:14 AM CST · 16669 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
8. 1.63 km WSW of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Feb 12, 11:00 AM CST · 16669 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
9. 1.56 km N of Ridgely, TennesseeMon, Feb 16, 4:59 AM CST · 16665 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
10. 1.87 km W of Henning, TennesseeMon, Feb 16, 5:58 PM CST · 16665 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
11. 1.86 km ENE of Steele, MissouriTue, Feb 17, 4:02 AM CST · 16664 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
12. 1.58 km ENE of Hayward, MissouriFri, Feb 20, 10:17 PM CST · 16661 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
13. 1.86 km ESE of Marston, MissouriSun, Feb 22, 12:42 PM CST · 16659 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
14. 1.512 km N of Dyersburg, TennesseeWed, Feb 25, 3:39 AM CST · 16656 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
15. 1.52 km SW of Dell, ArkansasSun, Mar 1, 2:54 AM CST · 16652 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
16. 1.61 km SSE of Lilbourn, MissouriMon, Mar 2, 6:48 AM CST · 16651 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
17. 1.53 km N of Dell, ArkansasTue, Mar 10, 5:17 AM CST · 16643 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
18. 1.55 km ENE of Hayward, MissouriTue, Mar 17, 9:28 PM CST · 16636 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
19. 1.69 km NNW of Tiptonville, TennesseeFri, Mar 20, 7:14 PM CST · 16633 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
20. 1.63 km WSW of Tiptonville, TennesseeSat, Mar 21, 8:03 PM CST · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
21. 1.73 km NNW of Ridgely, TennesseeSun, Mar 22, 2:41 AM CST · 16631 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
22. 1.52 km N of Ridgely, TennesseeSun, Mar 22, 6:52 PM CST · 16631 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away

Before

1. 1.86 km ESE of Marston, MissouriSat, Jan 17, 1:45 AM CST · 16696 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
2. 1.610 km NW of Tiptonville, TennesseeTue, Jan 13, 6:39 AM CST · 16699 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
3. 1.63 km NE of Obion, TennesseeWed, Jan 7, 1:56 AM CST · 16706 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
4. 1.64 km NW of Ridgely, TennesseeSat, Jan 3, 1:05 PM CST · 16709 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
5. 2.02 km NW of Ridgely, TennesseeFri, Jan 2, 8:31 AM CST · 16710 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
6. 1.54 km SE of Howardville, MissouriTue, Dec 30, 7:11 AM CST · 16713 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601360. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC.