Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Jonesboro, AR
M 3.8
Latest: 11:46 am CST on 27 December 2023 · 47 km (29 mi) E of Jonesboro, AR
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Jonesboro was M 3.8, 47 km (29 mi) E of Jonesboro, AR, at 11:46 am CST on 27 December 2023. 487 people reported feeling it to USGS. 11 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 2 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 0
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.3 on 6 December 2024, 23 km (14 mi) E of Jonesboro, AR
- Reported felt
- 0 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 38
- 1.9 44 km (27 mi) ESE of Jonesboro, AR
- 2.1 40 km (25 mi) ESE of Jonesboro, AR
- 1.7 48 km (30 mi) WNW of Jonesboro, AR
- 2.1 41 km (25 mi) ESE of Jonesboro, AR · felt by 2
- 1.9 42 km (26 mi) E of Jonesboro, AR
- 2.3 23 km (14 mi) E of Jonesboro, AR
- 2.0 31 km (19 mi) WSW of Jonesboro, AR · felt by 1
- 2.0 36 km (22 mi) WNW of Jonesboro, AR · felt by 3
- 1.6 47 km (29 mi) E of Jonesboro, AR
- 1.7 47 km (29 mi) E of Jonesboro, AR
- 1.6 48 km (30 mi) E of Jonesboro, AR
- 3.8 47 km (29 mi) E of Jonesboro, AR · felt by 487
- 2.0 49 km (30 mi) NW of Jonesboro, AR
- 1.7 49 km (30 mi) NW of Jonesboro, AR · felt by 1
- 1.6 45 km (28 mi) E of Jonesboro, AR
- 1.8 43 km (27 mi) ESE of Jonesboro, AR
- 1.9 50 km (31 mi) E of Jonesboro, AR
- 1.6 50 km (31 mi) WNW of Jonesboro, AR
- 2.0 47 km (29 mi) WNW of Jonesboro, AR
- 2.1 49 km (31 mi) NW of Jonesboro, AR
- 1.8 49 km (30 mi) NW of Jonesboro, AR
- 2.0 48 km (30 mi) NW of Jonesboro, AR · felt by 2
- 1.8 42 km (26 mi) E of Jonesboro, AR
- 1.5 44 km (27 mi) ESE of Jonesboro, AR
- 1.6 47 km (29 mi) NW of Jonesboro, AR
- 1.7 48 km (30 mi) NW of Jonesboro, AR
- 1.5 45 km (28 mi) NW of Jonesboro, AR
- 1.7 50 km (31 mi) NW of Jonesboro, AR
- 1.6 50 km (31 mi) NW of Jonesboro, AR
- 2.1 42 km (26 mi) E of Jonesboro, AR · felt by 1
- 2.9 33 km (21 mi) NNW of Jonesboro, AR · felt by 31
- 2.5 50 km (31 mi) SSW of Jonesboro, AR · felt by 2
- 1.5 41 km (25 mi) ESE of Jonesboro, AR
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) SE of Jonesboro, AR
- 2.0 50 km (31 mi) E of Jonesboro, AR
- 2.3 50 km (31 mi) ESE of Jonesboro, AR · felt by 1
- 2.0 43 km (26 mi) ESE of Jonesboro, AR
- 1.8 42 km (26 mi) SSW of Jonesboro, 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 Jonesboro time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Jonesboro are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Jonesboro; dots are the 2 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 Jonesboro.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Reelfoot scarp and New Madrid seismic zone, 10 km from its surface trace
- Western Lowlands liquefaction features, 23 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
If you felt one
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- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- Earthquakes in Arkansas, with the state's activity score
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