Arkansas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 6 km N of Damascus, Arkansas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6 km N of Damascus, Arkansas on Sat, Jun 30, 2012, 3:19 AM CDT (08:19 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 0 km NE of Greenbrier, Arkansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
2012-06-30 08:19:40 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.424° N, 92.399° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78 km E of Concord, Arkansas · 5207 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.3Arkansas · 5197 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.29 km SW of Center Ridge, Arkansas · 5197 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.911 km SW of Center Ridge, Arkansas · 5195 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.08 km NNE of Center Ridge, Arkansas · 5171 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.912 km NNE of Damascus, Arkansas · 5169 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.013 km NNE of Damascus, Arkansas · 5169 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.311 km SSW of Fairfield Bay, Arkansas · 5163 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 3.30 km NE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5157 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 34
  10. 1.51 km ESE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5157 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.51 km NE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5157 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.0Arkansas · 5156 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.51 km E of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5156 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.91 km ENE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5156 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.35 km SE of Quitman, Arkansas · 5148 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 2.711 km NNW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5212 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.18 km NW of Mount Vernon, Arkansas · 5226 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.27 km NW of Mount Vernon, Arkansas · 5226 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.27 km WSW of Rose Bud, Arkansas · 5228 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609464. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:10 AM UTC.