M2.0 earthquake 4 km E of Dell, Arkansas
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km E of Dell, Arkansas on Sat, Nov 24, 1990, 10:13 AM CST (16:13 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 1 km S of Steele, Missouri. 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
- 2.0 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- NM
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-11-24 16:13:27 UTC
- Depth
- 10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.849° N, 89.996° 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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.77 km SSW of Holland, Missouri · 13098 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.60 km SSW of Steele, Missouri · 13098 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.81 km N of Steele, Missouri · 13098 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.77 km N of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 13097 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.53 km NNE of Steele, Missouri · 13093 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.91 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 13093 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.75 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 13077 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.61 km S of Steele, Missouri · 13076 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.15 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.713 km NW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 13070 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.53 km NE of North Lilbourn, Missouri · 13066 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.77 km N of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13066 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.81 km NW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 13065 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.17 km WNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13061 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.93 km SSE of Gosnell, Arkansas · 13061 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.84 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 13048 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.76 km S of Hayti, Missouri · 13042 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.99 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13040 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
Before
- 1.61 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 13099 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.74 km S of Ridgely, Tennessee · 13100 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.98 km W of Bernie, Missouri · 13101 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.42 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 13101 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.810 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13104 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.52 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 13108 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.71 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 13110 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.87 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13113 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.72 km ENE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 13113 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.22 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 13114 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.110 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 13123 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.96 km WNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 13127 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm603818. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC.