Arkansas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 11 km NNW of Quitman, Arkansas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 11 km NNW of Quitman, Arkansas on Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 3:07 AM CST (09:07 UTC), 0 km (0 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
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-01-18 09:07:26 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.479° N, 92.258° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
11

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.111 km SSW of Higden, Arkansas · 5369 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.011 km SSW of Higden, Arkansas · 5369 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.311 km SSW of Higden, Arkansas · 5369 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.216 km WSW of Center Ridge, Arkansas · 5365 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.310 km SSW of Higden, Arkansas · 5363 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.810 km S of Higden, Arkansas · 5346 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.312 km ENE of Letona, Arkansas · 5313 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 2.02 km SE of Guy, Arkansas · 5374 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.23 km SE of Guy, Arkansas · 5374 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.74 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5397 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.15 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5398 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.35 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5398 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.95 km SW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5398 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.95 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5398 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.95 km W of Quitman, Arkansas · 5398 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.1Arkansas · 5398 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.74 km WSW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5398 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 6
  11. 2.56 km NE of Guy, Arkansas · 5398 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609322. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC.