M2.4 earthquake 1 km WSW of Guy, Arkansas
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 1 km WSW of Guy, Arkansas on Tue, Feb 16, 1982, 8:54 PM CST (02:54 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 8 km ESE of Guy, 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
- 2.4 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-02-17 02:54:17 UTC
- Depth
- 7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.320° N, 92.350° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.98 km ESE of Guy, Arkansas · 16281 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.13 km SSE of Mount Vernon, Arkansas · 16277 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
Before
- 2.612 km NNE of Center Ridge, Arkansas · 16289 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.46 km NE of Center Ridge, Arkansas · 16293 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.62 km NE of Holland, Arkansas · 16304 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.114 km SW of Dennard, Arkansas · 16304 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.63 km N of Holland, Arkansas · 16304 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.31 km WNW of Enola, Arkansas · 16308 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.23 km WNW of Enola, Arkansas · 16309 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.62 km NE of Enola, Arkansas · 16313 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.78 km N of Holland, Arkansas · 16314 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.86 km ESE of Enola, Arkansas · 16315 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.51 km SSW of Enola, Arkansas · 16316 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.22 km ENE of Holland, Arkansas · 16316 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.510 km SSE of Mount Vernon, Arkansas · 16316 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.52 km ENE of Holland, Arkansas · 16317 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601651. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:56 PM UTC.