Arkansas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 3 km SSE of Gosnell, Arkansas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Gosnell, Arkansas on Sat, Jun 20, 1981, 2:58 AM CDT (07:58 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 5 km W of Dell, Arkansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-20 07:58:41 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.930° N, 89.960° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85 km W of Dell, Arkansas · 16529 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.53 km W of Dell, Arkansas · 16524 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.89 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16520 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.01 km SW of Cooter, Missouri · 16515 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.73 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16510 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.67 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 16506 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.74 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16501 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.610 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16500 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.50 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16498 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.39 km SSE of New Madrid, Missouri · 16494 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.73 km NE of Howardville, Missouri · 16493 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.53 km ENE of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16493 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.52 km E of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16493 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.09 km SW of Yorkville, Tennessee · 16482 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.93 km SW of Pascola, Missouri · 16477 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.85 km WNW of Dell, Arkansas · 16471 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 1.71 km NE of Marston, Missouri · 16533 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.93 km NE of Howardville, Missouri · 16533 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.06 km SW of Lilbourn, Missouri · 16533 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.59 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16538 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.710 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16543 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.24 km W of Etowah, Arkansas · 16543 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.89 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16543 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.62 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16548 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.62 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16548 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.31 km NNE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16552 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.96 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16552 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.66 km ESE of Tallapoosa, Missouri · 16554 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.72 km NE of Cooter, Missouri · 16555 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601477. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC.