Arkansas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 2 km SSW of Rose Bud, Arkansas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2 km SSW of Rose Bud, Arkansas on Sat, May 21, 2011, 4:35 AM CDT (09:35 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 Arkansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2011-05-21 09:35:16 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.313° N, 92.094° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
156°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.04 km S of Guy, Arkansas · 5606 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.80 km ESE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5602 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.11 km E of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5601 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.01 km ESE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5601 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.12 km SSE of Guy, Arkansas · 5597 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.25 km W of Quitman, Arkansas · 5592 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.21 km ESE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5589 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.71 km SE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5589 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.42 km W of Rose Bud, Arkansas · 5582 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.11 km SE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5582 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.51 km E of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5580 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 6
  12. 2.11 km SSE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5579 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.02 km E of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5575 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.99 km ESE of Guy, Arkansas · 5562 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.14 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5560 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.1Arkansas · 5559 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.34 km SSW of Center Ridge, Arkansas · 5558 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.44 km SSW of Center Ridge, Arkansas · 5558 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.2Arkansas · 5558 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.29 km NNW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5558 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.49 km NNW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5557 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.8Arkansas · 5557 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 24
  23. 2.31 km SE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5556 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 2.28 km NNW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5556 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.210 km NNW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5555 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 2.0Arkansas · 5555 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 2.07 km NW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5554 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.212 km WSW of Center Ridge, Arkansas · 5553 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 2.25 km NNW of Holland, Arkansas · 5553 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 2.413 km WSW of Center Ridge, Arkansas · 5552 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 2.110 km WSW of Center Ridge, Arkansas · 5552 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 1.94 km NE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5612 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.42 km SE of Guy, Arkansas · 5613 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.06 km NE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5614 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.14 km WNW of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5615 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.42 km ENE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5615 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.51 km NNW of Enola, Arkansas · 5618 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.02 km ENE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5619 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.62 km ENE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5619 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.12 km ENE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5619 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.84 km NE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5619 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 7
  11. 2.12 km ENE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5620 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.23 km ENE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5620 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.11 km E of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5621 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.72 km SE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5623 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.15 km NE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5624 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.05 km NE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5624 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.93 km NE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5624 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.61 km E of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5625 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 3.11 km NNE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5625 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 33
  20. 2.38 km WNW of Southside, Arkansas · 5627 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm608913. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.