Arkansas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km SW of Quitman, Arkansas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Quitman, Arkansas on Thu, Mar 29, 2012, 12:20 PM CDT (17:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 4 km SE of Rose Bud, Arkansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2012-03-29 17:20:49 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.352° N, 92.266° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.23 km SSE of Rose Bud, Arkansas · 5296 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.23 km SE of Rose Bud, Arkansas · 5296 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.05 km WNW of Quitman, Arkansas · 5295 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.92 km ESE of Rose Bud, Arkansas · 5290 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.04 km NE of Oil Trough, Arkansas · 5285 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.06 km NW of Rose Bud, Arkansas · 5285 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.94 km NNW of Rose Bud, Arkansas · 5285 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.06 km NNW of Rose Bud, Arkansas · 5285 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.05 km NNW of Rose Bud, Arkansas · 5284 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.23 km NNW of Rose Bud, Arkansas · 5282 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.23 km NNW of Rose Bud, Arkansas · 5282 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.84 km SSW of Center Ridge, Arkansas · 5271 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.14 km S of Center Ridge, Arkansas · 5271 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 5
  14. 2.05 km NNE of Damascus, Arkansas · 5266 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.83 km S of Center Ridge, Arkansas · 5262 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.93 km S of Center Ridge, Arkansas · 5262 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.49 km N of Quitman, Arkansas · 5261 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.810 km S of Clinton, Arkansas · 5258 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.54 km SE of Rose Bud, Arkansas · 5257 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 5
  20. 2.26 km WSW of Mountain View, Arkansas · 5243 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 2.011 km E of Letona, Arkansas · 5304 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.312 km ENE of Letona, Arkansas · 5314 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609366. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC.