Arkansas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 7 km ESE of Monette, Arkansas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Monette, Arkansas on Thu, Apr 22, 1982, 1:50 AM CST (07:50 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 5 km NNE of Garland, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-04-22 07:50:09 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.870° N, 90.270° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16221 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.71 km E of Marston, Missouri · 16218 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.85 km NNE of Garland, Tennessee · 16215 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.14 km WSW of Howardville, Missouri · 16213 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.63 km SSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16211 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.86 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16206 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.54 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16198 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.89 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16192 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.52 km WSW of Cooter, Missouri · 16190 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.73 km NW of Strawberry, Arkansas · 16188 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.53 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16184 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.69 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 16183 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.59 km W of Pocahontas, Arkansas · 16181 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.87 km NNE of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 16178 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.55 km ENE of Risco, Missouri · 16172 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.69 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 16165 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.812 km NNW of Central, Tennessee · 16230 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.27 km NNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 16233 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.87 km S of Catron, Missouri · 16236 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.66 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 16250 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601679. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.