Arkansas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas on Sun, Dec 4, 2011, 5:46 AM CST (11:46 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 4 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
2011-12-04 11:46:10 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.372° N, 92.272° W
Region
Arkansas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7Arkansas · 5406 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.98 km N of Quitman, Arkansas · 5402 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.09 km NNW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5402 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.89 km N of Quitman, AR · 5402 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.19 km NNW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5401 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.08 km N of Quitman, Arkansas · 5401 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.56 km NE of Guy, Arkansas · 5400 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.74 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5399 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 6
  9. 2.1Arkansas · 5399 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.95 km W of Quitman, Arkansas · 5399 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.95 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5399 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.95 km SW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5399 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.35 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5399 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.15 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5399 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.74 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5398 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.23 km SE of Guy, Arkansas · 5375 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.02 km SE of Guy, Arkansas · 5375 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.111 km NNW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5371 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.111 km SSW of Higden, Arkansas · 5371 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.011 km SSW of Higden, Arkansas · 5370 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.311 km SSW of Higden, Arkansas · 5370 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.216 km WSW of Center Ridge, Arkansas · 5366 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.310 km SSW of Higden, Arkansas · 5365 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 1.84 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5421 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.86 km ENE of Guy, Arkansas · 5421 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.84 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5427 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.24 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5428 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.94 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5429 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 11
  6. 2.15 km SW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5436 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.86 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5440 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.34 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5443 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.25 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5446 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.95 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5446 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.45 km SW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5446 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.05 km SW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5446 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609136. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:56 AM UTC.