Arkansas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12 km NNE of Damascus, Arkansas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Damascus, Arkansas on Tue, Aug 7, 2012, 7:02 AM CDT (12:02 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
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
2012-08-07 12:02:35 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.465° N, 92.345° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.013 km NNE of Damascus, Arkansas · 5169 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.311 km SSW of Fairfield Bay, Arkansas · 5164 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.30 km NE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5158 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 34
  4. 1.51 km ESE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5158 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.51 km NE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5158 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.0Arkansas · 5157 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.51 km E of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5157 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.91 km ENE of Greenbrier, Arkansas · 5157 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.35 km SE of Quitman, Arkansas · 5149 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.81 km SSE of Fairfield Bay, Arkansas · 5146 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 2.08 km NNE of Center Ridge, Arkansas · 5171 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.911 km SW of Center Ridge, Arkansas · 5196 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.29 km SW of Center Ridge, Arkansas · 5198 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.3Arkansas · 5198 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609499. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:01 AM UTC.