Arkansas earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake Arkansas

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck in Arkansas on Thu, Jul 14, 2011, 11:08 PM CDT (04:08 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.8 (mlg), micro
Local time: Thu, Jul 14, 2011, 11:08 PM CDT
UTC: 2011-07-15 04:08:54 UTC
Depth: 4.3 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 35.232° N, 92.377° W
Region: Arkansas
Felt reports: 24
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

24 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.40
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 72°
Stations used: 16

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm608955 (also filed as nm071511a, usp000j4xz). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:43 AM UTC.