Arkansas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 9 km SE of Guy, Arkansas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Guy, Arkansas on Sat, Sep 25, 1982, 6:34 PM CDT (23:34 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 4 km ENE of Mount Vernon, Arkansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-09-25 23:34:22 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.270° N, 92.260° W
Region
Arkansas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69 km S of Heber Springs, Arkansas · 16073 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.16 km NW of Enola, Arkansas · 16073 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.911 km SW of Clinton, Arkansas · 16073 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.93 km SE of Holland, Arkansas · 16072 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.01 km ESE of Mount Vernon, Arkansas · 16072 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.12 km NE of Enola, Arkansas · 16072 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.66 km SE of Guy, Arkansas · 16072 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.98 km NW of Mount Vernon, Arkansas · 16039 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 3.25 km ESE of Mount Vernon, Arkansas · 16020 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.91 km WSW of Enola, Arkansas · 16016 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 3.54 km ENE of Mount Vernon, Arkansas · 16016 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.21 km WNW of Enola, Arkansas · 16016 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 3.56 km NW of Mount Vernon, Arkansas · 16073 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601803. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:13 AM UTC.