M1.8 earthquake 5 km WNW of Dell, Arkansas
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Dell, Arkansas on Tue, Aug 18, 1981, 5:31 PM CDT (22:31 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.9 1 km SE of Gosnell, Arkansas. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-18 22:31:10 UTC
- Depth
- 4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.880° N, 90.100° 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.91 km SE of Gosnell, Arkansas · 16468 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.54 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 16461 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.710 km ENE of Friendship, Tennessee · 16460 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.74 km SSW of Holland, Missouri · 16458 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.84 km NE of Dell, Arkansas · 16453 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.62 km N of Marston, Missouri · 16451 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.83 km E of Marston, Missouri · 16449 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.60 km S of Howardville, Missouri · 16449 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.08 km SSW of Manila, Arkansas · 16447 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.34 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 16430 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.54 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 16428 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.67 km SSE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16425 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.510 km S of Hornbeak, Tennessee · 16422 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.76 km E of Steele, Missouri · 16419 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
Before
- 1.93 km SW of Pascola, Missouri · 16478 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.09 km SW of Yorkville, Tennessee · 16482 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.52 km E of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16494 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.53 km ENE of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16494 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.73 km NE of Howardville, Missouri · 16494 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.39 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16494 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.50 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16499 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.610 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16501 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601529. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.