M2.1 earthquake 5 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas

Magnitude

2.1 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

NM

Local time

Wed, Dec 21, 2011, 1:09 AM CST

UTC

2011-12-21 07:09:23 UTC

Depth

6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.363° N, 92.274° W

Region

Arkansas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

83°

Stations used

12

• Quitman, ArkansasPopulation 742. Forecast6 kmWSW
• Conway, ArkansasPopulation 64,980. Forecast34 kmNNE
• Little Rock, ArkansasPopulation 202,591. Forecast68 kmN
• Dallas, TexasPopulation 1,326,087. Forecast506 kmNE

After

1. 1.74 km WSW of Quitman, ArkansasWed, Dec 21, 7:16 PM CST · 5398 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.23 km SE of Guy, ArkansasFri, Jan 13, 9:08 PM CST · 5375 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
3. 2.02 km SE of Guy, ArkansasFri, Jan 13, 9:41 PM CST · 5375 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
4. 2.111 km NNW of Quitman, ArkansasWed, Jan 18, 3:07 AM CST · 5371 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
5. 2.111 km SSW of Higden, ArkansasWed, Jan 18, 7:55 AM CST · 5370 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
6. 2.011 km SSW of Higden, ArkansasWed, Jan 18, 10:54 PM CST · 5370 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
7. 2.311 km SSW of Higden, ArkansasThu, Jan 19, 1:38 AM CST · 5370 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
8. 2.216 km WSW of Center Ridge, ArkansasMon, Jan 23, 1:24 AM CST · 5366 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
9. 2.310 km SSW of Higden, ArkansasTue, Jan 24, 10:32 AM CST · 5364 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
10. 1.810 km S of Higden, ArkansasFri, Feb 10, 7:31 PM CST · 5347 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away

Before

1. 2.35 km WSW of Quitman, ArkansasWed, Dec 21, 12:55 AM CST · 5399 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.95 km SW of Quitman, ArkansasTue, Dec 20, 10:39 PM CST · 5399 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.95 km WSW of Quitman, ArkansasTue, Dec 20, 9:53 PM CST · 5399 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.95 km W of Quitman, ArkansasTue, Dec 20, 9:34 PM CST · 5399 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
5. 2.1ArkansasTue, Dec 20, 8:36 PM CST · 5399 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
6. 2.74 km WSW of Quitman, ArkansasTue, Dec 20, 8:05 PM CST · 5399 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 6
7. 2.56 km NE of Guy, ArkansasTue, Dec 20, 10:55 AM CST · 5399 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
8. 2.08 km N of Quitman, ArkansasSun, Dec 18, 4:00 PM CST · 5401 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
9. 2.19 km NNW of Quitman, ArkansasSun, Dec 18, 3:42 PM CST · 5401 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
10. 1.89 km N of Quitman, ARSun, Dec 18, 7:56 AM CST · 5401 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
11. 2.09 km NNW of Quitman, ArkansasSun, Dec 18, 5:34 AM CST · 5401 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
12. 1.98 km N of Quitman, ArkansasSun, Dec 18, 3:31 AM CST · 5402 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
13. 1.7ArkansasWed, Dec 14, 9:38 AM CST · 5405 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
14. 1.95 km WSW of Quitman, ArkansasSun, Dec 4, 5:46 AM CST · 5415 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
15. 1.84 km WSW of Quitman, ArkansasTue, Nov 29, 3:55 AM CST · 5421 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
16. 1.86 km ENE of Guy, ArkansasTue, Nov 29, 1:13 AM CST · 5421 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
17. 1.84 km WSW of Quitman, ArkansasWed, Nov 23, 12:07 AM CST · 5427 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
18. 2.24 km WSW of Quitman, ArkansasMon, Nov 21, 5:08 PM CST · 5428 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
19. 2.94 km WSW of Quitman, ArkansasMon, Nov 21, 10:53 AM CST · 5428 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 11

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609160. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.