Arkansas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 3 km SE of Guy, Arkansas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Guy, Arkansas on Fri, Jan 13, 2012, 9:08 PM CST (03:08 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 11 km SSW of Higden, Arkansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-01-14 03:08:44 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.307° N, 92.310° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.02 km SE of Guy, Arkansas · 5372 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.111 km NNW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5367 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.111 km SSW of Higden, Arkansas · 5367 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.011 km SSW of Higden, Arkansas · 5367 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.311 km SSW of Higden, Arkansas · 5366 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.216 km WSW of Center Ridge, Arkansas · 5362 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.310 km SSW of Higden, Arkansas · 5361 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.810 km S of Higden, Arkansas · 5344 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 1.74 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5395 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.15 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5395 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.35 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5395 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.95 km SW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5396 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.95 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5396 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.95 km W of Quitman, Arkansas · 5396 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.1Arkansas · 5396 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.74 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5396 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 6
  9. 2.56 km NE of Guy, Arkansas · 5396 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.08 km N of Quitman, Arkansas · 5398 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.19 km NNW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5398 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.89 km N of Quitman, AR · 5398 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.09 km NNW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5398 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.98 km N of Quitman, Arkansas · 5398 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609318. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:28 PM UTC.