Arkansas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6 km NNW of Burdette, Arkansas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Burdette, Arkansas on Thu, Aug 23, 2012, 11:58 PM CDT (04:58 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 6 km ESE of Marston, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
2012-08-24 04:58:47 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.871° N, 89.969° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58 km WNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5150 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.66 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5143 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 13
  3. 1.68 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5142 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.47 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5139 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.38 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 5137 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.14 km W of Risco, Missouri · 5136 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.94 km WSW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5135 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.60 km E of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5133 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.02 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5131 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.32 km N of Marston, Missouri · 5127 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.55 km SW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5124 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.22 km NNE of Cooter, Missouri · 5118 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.54 km W of Marston, Missouri · 5115 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.74 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 5110 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.63 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 5108 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.66 km W of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5108 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.53 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5103 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 1.76 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5155 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.81 km SE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5155 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.64 km NNE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5157 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.17 km NNW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5166 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.24 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 5166 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.00 km WNW of Cooter, Missouri · 5167 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.97 km SSW of Holland, Missouri · 5171 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.59 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5177 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.65 km S of New Madrid, Missouri · 5180 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.97 km ESE of New Madrid, Missouri · 5183 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609520. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:21 PM UTC.