Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Bay, AR
M 3.6
Latest: 9:34 pm CDT on 29 August 2020 · 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Bay, AR
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Bay was M 3.6, 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Bay, AR, at 9:34 pm CDT on 29 August 2020. 310 people reported feeling it to USGS. 27 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 41 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 1
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.6 on 29 August 2020, 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Bay, AR
- Reported felt
- 7 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 41
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Bay, AR
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Bay, AR
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) E of Bay, AR
- 1.8 17 km (11 mi) SSE of Bay, AR
- 2.1 25 km (16 mi) ESE of Bay, AR · felt by 2
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) E of Bay, AR
- 2.3 12 km (8 mi) NE of Bay, AR
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Bay, AR
- 1.9 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Bay, AR
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) SE of Bay, AR
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) E of Bay, AR
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Bay, AR
- 1.8 28 km (18 mi) E of Bay, AR
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) E of Bay, AR · felt by 1
- 2.0 20 km (12 mi) SE of Bay, AR
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) E of Bay, AR
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Bay, AR
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Bay, AR
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) ENE of Bay, AR
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Bay, AR
- 1.5 17 km (11 mi) SE of Bay, AR
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Bay, AR
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) SE of Bay, AR
- 2.1 17 km (11 mi) SE of Bay, AR
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) SE of Bay, AR
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Bay, AR
- 2.1 30 km (19 mi) ENE of Bay, AR · felt by 1
- 3.6 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Bay, AR · felt by 310
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) E of Bay, AR
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Bay, AR
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) E of Bay, AR
- 2.0 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Bay, AR
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) E of Bay, AR
- 2.2 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Bay, AR · felt by 2
- 1.5 20 km (12 mi) SE of Bay, AR
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Bay, AR
- 2.2 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Bay, AR · felt by 1
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) SSE of Bay, AR
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) SE of Bay, AR
- 1.9 22 km (13 mi) ESE of Bay, AR · felt by 1
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) E of Bay, AR
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Bay time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Bay are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Bay; dots are the 41 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Bay.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Reelfoot scarp and New Madrid seismic zone, under 1 km from its surface trace
- Western Lowlands liquefaction features, 40 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Jonesboro 17 km · Marked Tree 27 km · Manila 39 km
If you felt one
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- Earthquakes in Arkansas, with the state's activity score
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