Arkansas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 10 km S of Clinton, Arkansas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 10 km S of Clinton, Arkansas on Tue, May 8, 2012, 1:30 PM CDT (18:30 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 11 km NNW of Quitman, Arkansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
2012-05-08 18:30:25 UTC
Depth
0.5 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.499° N, 92.438° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.54 km SE of Rose Bud, Arkansas · 5258 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 5
  2. 2.26 km WSW of Mountain View, Arkansas · 5243 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.27 km WSW of Rose Bud, Arkansas · 5226 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.27 km NW of Mount Vernon, Arkansas · 5225 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.18 km NW of Mount Vernon, Arkansas · 5225 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.711 km NNW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5211 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.36 km N of Damascus, Arkansas · 5206 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.78 km E of Concord, Arkansas · 5206 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 2.49 km N of Quitman, Arkansas · 5261 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.93 km S of Center Ridge, Arkansas · 5262 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.83 km S of Center Ridge, Arkansas · 5262 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.05 km NNE of Damascus, Arkansas · 5266 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.14 km S of Center Ridge, Arkansas · 5271 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 5
  6. 1.84 km SSW of Center Ridge, Arkansas · 5271 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.23 km NNW of Rose Bud, Arkansas · 5282 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.23 km NNW of Rose Bud, Arkansas · 5282 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.05 km NNW of Rose Bud, Arkansas · 5284 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.06 km NNW of Rose Bud, Arkansas · 5285 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.94 km NNW of Rose Bud, Arkansas · 5285 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.06 km NW of Rose Bud, Arkansas · 5285 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.04 km NE of Oil Trough, Arkansas · 5285 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609409. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:10 AM UTC.