M1.9 earthquake 10 km WNW of Marked Tree, Arkansas
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10 km WNW of Marked Tree, Arkansas on Sat, Dec 24, 2011, 6:48 AM CST (12:48 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 7 km SW of Ravenden, Arkansas. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2011-12-24 12:48:12 UTC
- Depth
- 4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.569° N, 90.525° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 75°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.66 km SSE of Caraway, Arkansas · 5377 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.91 km N of Cooter, Missouri · 5362 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.37 km SW of Ravenden, Arkansas · 5354 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
Before
- 2.02 km E of Cherry Valley, Arkansas · 5396 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.26 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5400 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.40 km WSW of Blytheville, Arkansas · 5403 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.15 km W of Etowah, Arkansas · 5407 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.01 km NW of Dell, Arkansas · 5414 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609162. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.