M2.5 earthquake 6 km SW of Trumann, Arkansas
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Trumann, Arkansas on Sat, Feb 23, 2013, 11:52 PM CST (05:52 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 9 km ENE of Steele, Missouri. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- NM
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-02-24 05:52:40 UTC
- Depth
- 12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.626° N, 90.553° W
- Region
- Arkansas
- Felt reports
- 7
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 | Md, duration | NM | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.154 · 9 stations |
| 2.5 | Md, duration | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt at Trumann.
MD 2.6 (CERI).
From the USGS event page for nm609800. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 79°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.06 km SW of Trumann, Arkansas · 4970 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.69 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 4963 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
- 2.05 km N of Black Rock, Arkansas · 4962 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.74 km WNW of Marked Tree, Arkansas · 4961 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.36 km SW of Trumann, Arkansas · 4956 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.34 km SSW of Caruthersville, Missouri · 4940 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
Before
- 3.77 km SW of Trumann, Arkansas · 4971 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 176
- 2.65 km SSE of Manila, Arkansas · 4974 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 8
- 1.86 km SSW of Gosnell, Arkansas · 4985 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.27 km ENE of Steele, Missouri · 4996 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.15 km ENE of College City, Arkansas · 4996 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nm609800 (also filed as nm022431a, nm022413a, usc000fcf4). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:32 PM UTC.