Arkansas earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 3 km W of Dell, Arkansas

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 3 km W of Dell, Arkansas on Fri, Jun 26, 1981, 3:33 AM CDT (08:33 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 9 km SW of Yorkville, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-06-26 08:33:26 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.850° N, 90.080° W
Region
Arkansas
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
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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. 1.89 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16520 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.01 km SW of Cooter, Missouri · 16515 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.73 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16510 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.67 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 16506 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.74 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16501 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.610 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16500 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.50 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16498 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.39 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16494 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.73 km NE of Howardville, Missouri · 16493 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.53 km ENE of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16493 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.52 km E of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16493 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.09 km SW of Yorkville, Tennessee · 16482 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.93 km SW of Pascola, Missouri · 16477 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.85 km WNW of Dell, Arkansas · 16470 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.91 km SE of Gosnell, Arkansas · 16468 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 1.85 km W of Dell, Arkansas · 16528 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.73 km SSE of Gosnell, Arkansas · 16530 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.71 km NE of Marston, Missouri · 16533 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.93 km NE of Howardville, Missouri · 16533 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.06 km SW of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16533 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.59 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16538 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.710 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16543 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.24 km W of Etowah, Arkansas · 16543 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.89 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16543 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.62 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16548 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.62 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16548 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.31 km NNE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16552 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.96 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16552 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.66 km ESE of Tallapoosa, Missouri · 16553 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601481 (also filed as usp0001ebs). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.