M2.5 earthquake 6 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas on Mon, Oct 17, 2011, 11:06 AM CDT (16:06 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 4 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.5	Md, duration	NM	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.114 · 3 stations
2.5	Md, duration	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Quitman.

From the USGS event page for nm609061. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609061 (also filed as usp000j9fn). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:27 PM UTC.