Arkansas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 10 km S of Higden, Arkansas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 10 km S of Higden, Arkansas on Fri, Feb 10, 2012, 7:31 PM CST (01:31 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 12 km ENE of Letona, Arkansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
NM
Local time
UTC
2012-02-11 01:31:31 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.480° N, 92.222° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
154°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.312 km ENE of Letona, Arkansas · 5317 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.011 km E of Letona, Arkansas · 5308 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.95 km SW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5302 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.23 km SSE of Rose Bud, Arkansas · 5299 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.23 km SE of Rose Bud, Arkansas · 5299 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.05 km WNW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5298 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.92 km ESE of Rose Bud, Arkansas · 5293 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 2.310 km SSW of Higden, Arkansas · 5367 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.216 km WSW of Center Ridge, Arkansas · 5368 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.311 km SSW of Higden, Arkansas · 5372 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.011 km SSW of Higden, Arkansas · 5372 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.111 km SSW of Higden, Arkansas · 5373 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.111 km NNW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5373 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.02 km SE of Guy, Arkansas · 5377 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.23 km SE of Guy, Arkansas · 5377 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609341. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:47 AM UTC.