Arkansas earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 8 km ESE of Guy, Arkansas

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Guy, Arkansas on Wed, Feb 24, 1982, 1:27 PM CST (19:27 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 3 km SSE of Mount Vernon, Arkansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-02-24 19:27:15 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.290° N, 92.250° W
Region
Arkansas
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

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Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
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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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.13 km SSE of Mount Vernon, Arkansas · 16276 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.94 km N of Holland, Arkansas · 16225 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.53 km ENE of Holland, Arkansas · 16225 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.112 km SW of Clinton, Arkansas · 16224 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 2.41 km WSW of Guy, Arkansas · 16288 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.612 km NNE of Center Ridge, Arkansas · 16289 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.46 km NE of Center Ridge, Arkansas · 16293 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.62 km NE of Holland, Arkansas · 16304 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.114 km SW of Dennard, Arkansas · 16304 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.63 km N of Holland, Arkansas · 16304 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.31 km WNW of Enola, Arkansas · 16308 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.23 km WNW of Enola, Arkansas · 16309 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601655 (also filed as usp0001jty). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.