M1.5 earthquake 2 km SW of Dell, Arkansas

Magnitude

1.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

NM

Local time

Sun, Mar 1, 1981, 2:54 AM CST

UTC

1981-03-01 08:54:19 UTC

Depth

2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.840° N, 90.060° W

Region

Arkansas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

• Manila, ArkansasPopulation 3,736. Forecast11 kmESE
• Blytheville, ArkansasPopulation 14,694. Forecast16 kmSW
• Memphis, TennesseePopulation 633,104. Forecast77 kmN
• Chicago, IllinoisPopulation 2,664,452. Forecast700 kmSSW

After

1. 1.61 km SSE of Lilbourn, MissouriMon, Mar 2, 6:48 AM CST · 16650 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
2. 1.53 km N of Dell, ArkansasTue, Mar 10, 5:17 AM CST · 16642 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
3. 1.55 km ENE of Hayward, MissouriTue, Mar 17, 9:28 PM CST · 16635 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
4. 1.69 km NNW of Tiptonville, TennesseeFri, Mar 20, 7:14 PM CST · 16632 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
5. 1.63 km WSW of Tiptonville, TennesseeSat, Mar 21, 8:03 PM CST · 16631 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
6. 1.73 km NNW of Ridgely, TennesseeSun, Mar 22, 2:41 AM CST · 16630 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
7. 1.52 km N of Ridgely, TennesseeSun, Mar 22, 6:52 PM CST · 16630 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
8. 1.82 km NNW of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Apr 2, 10:47 PM CST · 16619 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
9. 1.59 km SE of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Apr 2, 11:46 PM CST · 16619 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
10. 1.84 km N of Blytheville, ArkansasSun, Apr 5, 8:21 AM CST · 16616 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
11. 1.67 km ESE of Marston, MissouriTue, Apr 7, 7:00 AM CST · 16614 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
12. 2.06 km ENE of Manila, ArkansasTue, Apr 7, 9:13 PM CST · 16614 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
13. 1.92 km NE of Howardville, MissouriSat, Apr 11, 9:12 AM CST · 16610 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
14. 1.62 km SSW of Howardville, MissouriSat, Apr 11, 6:48 PM CST · 16610 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
15. 2.36 km ESE of Marston, MissouriSun, Apr 19, 10:25 AM CST · 16602 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
16. 1.93 km SSE of Catron, MissouriTue, Apr 21, 8:05 AM CST · 16600 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
17. 2.67 km NE of Caruthersville, MissouriSat, Apr 25, 10:30 AM CST · 16596 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
18. 2.11 km N of Howardville, MissouriSat, Apr 25, 5:33 PM CST · 16596 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
19. 1.66 km WSW of Victoria, ArkansasWed, Apr 29, 12:41 AM CDT · 16593 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
20. 3.09 km ENE of Jericho, ArkansasWed, Apr 29, 10:09 AM CDT · 16592 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
21. 1.68 km SE of Marston, MissouriWed, Apr 29, 8:53 PM CDT · 16592 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away

Before

1. 1.512 km N of Dyersburg, TennesseeWed, Feb 25, 3:39 AM CST · 16655 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
2. 1.86 km ESE of Marston, MissouriSun, Feb 22, 12:42 PM CST · 16658 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
3. 1.58 km ENE of Hayward, MissouriFri, Feb 20, 10:17 PM CST · 16660 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
4. 1.86 km ENE of Steele, MissouriTue, Feb 17, 4:02 AM CST · 16663 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
5. 1.87 km W of Henning, TennesseeMon, Feb 16, 5:58 PM CST · 16664 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
6. 1.56 km N of Ridgely, TennesseeMon, Feb 16, 4:59 AM CST · 16664 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
7. 1.63 km WSW of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Feb 12, 11:00 AM CST · 16668 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
8. 1.58 km NW of Tiptonville, TennesseeThu, Feb 12, 3:14 AM CST · 16668 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
9. 1.75 km WNW of Ridgely, TennesseeTue, Feb 10, 8:21 AM CST · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
10. 2.54 km NNE of Covington, TennesseeSun, Feb 8, 10:52 AM CST · 16672 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
11. 2.55 km SE of Hayward, MissouriSat, Feb 7, 10:30 PM CST · 16673 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
12. 1.97 km S of Caraway, ArkansasSat, Feb 7, 1:04 AM CST · 16674 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
13. 1.56 km NW of Ridgely, TennesseeThu, Feb 5, 5:53 PM CST · 16675 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
14. 1.79 km NNW of Tiptonville, TennesseeWed, Feb 4, 4:31 PM CST · 16676 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601387. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:37 PM UTC.