Arkansas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 4 km NE of Manila, Arkansas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Manila, Arkansas on Fri, Apr 20, 2012, 4:27 AM CDT (09:27 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 9 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-04-20 09:27:28 UTC
Depth
18.6 km (11.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.909° N, 90.139° 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
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km N of Dyersburg, Tennessee · 5267 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.67 km NE of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5262 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.19 km SW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5261 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.76 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5261 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.00 km E of Risco, Missouri · 5259 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.62 km NNE of Marston, Missouri · 5256 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.37 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5253 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.58 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5247 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.04 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 5239 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.92 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5234 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.65 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5233 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.56 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5223 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.61 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5218 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.01 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5218 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.94 km E of Marston, Missouri · 5217 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.02 km NE of Ridgely, Tennessee · 5216 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.64 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 5213 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.25 km S of Brookland, Arkansas · 5212 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.26 km SE of Marston, Missouri · 5211 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.95 km NNW of New Madrid, Missouri · 5210 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 3.36 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee · 5210 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 30
  22. 1.98 km ESE of Marston, Missouri · 5210 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 1.52 km N of Marston, Missouri · 5273 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.85 km E of Hayward, Missouri · 5274 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.74 km NW of Marston, Missouri · 5281 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609387. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.