Arkansas earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 6 km NW of Mount Vernon, Arkansas

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Mount Vernon, Arkansas on Sat, Sep 25, 1982, 6:17 PM CDT (23:17 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-09-25 23:17:06 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.270° N, 92.170° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.99 km SE of Guy, Arkansas · 16068 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.69 km S of Heber Springs, Arkansas · 16068 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.16 km NW of Enola, Arkansas · 16068 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.911 km SW of Clinton, Arkansas · 16068 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.93 km SE of Holland, Arkansas · 16066 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 3.01 km ESE of Mount Vernon, Arkansas · 16066 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.12 km NE of Enola, Arkansas · 16066 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.66 km SE of Guy, Arkansas · 16066 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.98 km NW of Mount Vernon, Arkansas · 16034 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 3.25 km ESE of Mount Vernon, Arkansas · 16015 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.91 km WSW of Enola, Arkansas · 16011 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 3.54 km ENE of Mount Vernon, Arkansas · 16011 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.21 km WNW of Enola, Arkansas · 16011 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm601802 (also filed as usp0001pu8). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.