Arkansas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km SSW of Dell, Arkansas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Dell, Arkansas on Sun, Mar 4, 2012, 12:18 AM CST (06:18 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 7 km SSE of Catron, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-03-04 06:18:53 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.811° N, 90.067° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87 km S of Catron, Missouri · 5315 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.64 km NW of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5301 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.17 km SSE of Catron, Missouri · 5299 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.74 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5280 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.85 km E of Hayward, Missouri · 5274 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.52 km N of Marston, Missouri · 5273 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.04 km NE of Manila, Arkansas · 5268 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.612 km N of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 5266 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.67 km NE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5262 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.19 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5260 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.76 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5260 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.00 km E of Risco, Missouri · 5258 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.62 km NNE of Marston, Missouri · 5256 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.79 km SW of Hornbeak, Tennessee · 5317 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 22
  2. 2.06 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5331 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609356. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC.