M3.0 earthquake 9 km ENE of Jericho, Arkansas
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Jericho, Arkansas on Wed, Apr 29, 1981, 10:09 AM CDT (15:09 UTC), 6 km (4 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-04-29 15:09:32 UTC
- Depth
- 6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.320° N, 90.130° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.02 km SSE of Holland, Missouri · 16578 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.72 km NE of Cooter, Missouri · 16555 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.24 km W of Etowah, Arkansas · 16543 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.73 km SSE of Gosnell, Arkansas · 16530 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.85 km W of Dell, Arkansas · 16528 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.53 km W of Dell, Arkansas · 16524 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601433 (also filed as usp0001dev). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC.