Arkansas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 4 km N of Burdette, Arkansas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 4 km N of Burdette, Arkansas on Sun, Nov 4, 2012, 11:08 AM CST (17:08 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 5 km ENE of Steele, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
2012-11-04 17:08:14 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.861° N, 89.940° W
Region
Arkansas
Felt reports
10
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.6Md, durationNMPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.078 · 7 stations
2.6Md, durationUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

What happened

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

Felt (II) at Blytheville.

From the USGS event page for nm609587. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

10 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5076 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.61 km SSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5076 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.65 km WNW of Marston, Missouri · 5064 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.26 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5060 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.43 km W of Risco, Missouri · 5059 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.88 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 5058 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.85 km S of Holland, Missouri · 5058 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.05 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5057 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.75 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5054 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 8
  10. 1.55 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5052 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.52 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5049 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.15 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5047 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.67 km NNW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5046 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.57 km N of New Madrid, Missouri · 5045 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.52 km SW of Howardville, Missouri · 5041 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.53 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5034 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.58 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5029 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.88 km SSE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5028 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.51 km SSW of Howardville, Missouri · 5027 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.61 km SW of Howardville, Missouri · 5026 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 1.54 km ENE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5081 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.55 km E of Steele, Missouri · 5083 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 6
  3. 1.513 km NNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 5083 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.98 km SW of Parkin, Arkansas · 5085 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1,018
  5. 1.98 km SSW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5088 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.53 km SE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5101 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.66 km W of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5106 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.63 km ENE of Marston, Missouri · 5106 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.74 km SSE of Marston, Missouri · 5107 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609587 (also filed as nm110412a, usp000jv19). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC.