M2.3 earthquake 9 km SSE of Big Flat, Arkansas
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Big Flat, Arkansas on Mon, May 31, 1982, 2:25 PM CDT (19:25 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 2 km NNW of Enola, 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
- 2.3 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- NM
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-31 19:25:52 UTC
- Depth
- 32.4 km (20.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.930° N, 92.360° 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
- 2.25 km SSE of Guy, Arkansas · 16192 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.04 km SE of Guy, Arkansas · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.3Arkansas · 16166 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.92 km WNW of Twin Groves, Arkansas · 16166 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.62 km WNW of Enola, Arkansas · 16161 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.52 km NNW of Enola, Arkansas · 16161 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601704. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC.