M1.6 earthquake 6 km ENE of Dell, Arkansas
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Dell, Arkansas on Mon, Oct 18, 1982, 5:45 AM CDT (10:45 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 1 km S of Hayti, Missouri. 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
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-18 10:45:46 UTC
- Depth
- 9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.880° N, 89.980° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.64 km WNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 16042 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.11 km S of Hayti, Missouri · 16033 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.65 km WNW of Risco, Missouri · 16032 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.67 km S of Marston, Missouri · 16027 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.61 km NNW of Marston, Missouri · 16008 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.74 km E of Steele, Missouri · 16001 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.53 km E of Rives, Missouri · 15993 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.79 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 15991 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.711 km SSE of Stanton, Tennessee · 15991 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.29 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 15985 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
Before
- 1.57 km WNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 16045 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.74 km N of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16046 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.511 km SE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 16046 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.66 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16046 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.05 km SW of Samburg, Tennessee · 16060 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.98 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16060 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.95 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 16060 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.87 km SE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16064 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.58 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16064 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.83 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16064 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.06 km ESE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 16064 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.15 km WNW of Henning, Tennessee · 16067 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601839. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:30 AM UTC.