Arkansas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km W of Dell, Arkansas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km W of Dell, Arkansas on Sun, Jun 21, 1981, 3:30 PM CDT (20:30 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 3 km W of Dell, Arkansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-21 20:30:24 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.850° N, 90.100° W
Region
Arkansas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.53 km W of Dell, Arkansas · 16525 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.89 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16520 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.01 km SW of Cooter, Missouri · 16516 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.73 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16511 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.67 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 16507 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.74 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16501 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.610 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16501 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.50 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16499 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.39 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16494 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.73 km NE of Howardville, Missouri · 16494 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.53 km ENE of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16494 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.52 km E of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16494 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.09 km SW of Yorkville, Tennessee · 16482 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.93 km SW of Pascola, Missouri · 16478 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.85 km WNW of Dell, Arkansas · 16471 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 1.73 km SSE of Gosnell, Arkansas · 16531 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.71 km NE of Marston, Missouri · 16534 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.93 km NE of Howardville, Missouri · 16534 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.06 km SW of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16534 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.59 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16539 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.710 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16543 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.24 km W of Etowah, Arkansas · 16543 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.89 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16544 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.62 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16548 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.62 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16548 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.31 km NNE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16552 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.96 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16553 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.66 km ESE of Tallapoosa, Missouri · 16554 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.72 km NE of Cooter, Missouri · 16556 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601478. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.