Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Melbourne, AR

M 1.7

Latest: 10:36 am CDT on 26 July 2026 · 14 km (9 mi) SE of Melbourne, AR

The most recent earthquake near Melbourne was M 1.7, 14 km (9 mi) SE of Melbourne, AR, at 10:36 am CDT on 26 July 2026.

Within 30 km since 2016: 17 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 4
Largest since 2016: M 2.5 on 15 June 2018, 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Melbourne, AR
Reported felt: 9 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 10 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 21 minutes ago · this page 02:46 UTC

The latest 17

1.7 14 km (9 mi) SE of Melbourne, AR Jul 26, 2026
10:36 am CDT
1.8 14 km (9 mi) SE of Melbourne, AR Jul 20, 2026
3:43 am CDT
2.4 13 km (8 mi) SE of Melbourne, AR · felt by 10 Jul 20, 2026
3:40 am CDT
2.1 14 km (9 mi) SE of Melbourne, AR Jul 19, 2026
8:28 pm CDT
2.0 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Melbourne, AR Aug 12, 2025
7:00 pm CDT
1.9 28 km (17 mi) S of Melbourne, AR · felt by 1 Oct 18, 2024
10:54 pm CDT
2.1 19 km (12 mi) E of Melbourne, AR · felt by 3 Sep 25, 2024
7:59 pm CDT
1.8 11 km (7 mi) WSW of Melbourne, AR Jan 10, 2023
1:49 am CST
2.3 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Melbourne, AR · felt by 1 Sep 11, 2022
4:40 am CDT
2.3 13 km (8 mi) SE of Melbourne, AR · felt by 3 Feb 17, 2022
4:42 am CST
2.1 13 km (8 mi) SE of Melbourne, AR · felt by 1 Jan 21, 2022
5:37 am CST
2.1 14 km (9 mi) SE of Melbourne, AR · felt by 1 Sep 24, 2021
11:43 pm CDT
2.1 13 km (8 mi) SE of Melbourne, AR · felt by 1 Apr 9, 2021
12:54 am CDT
2.1 13 km (8 mi) S of Melbourne, AR Feb 23, 2019
3:05 pm CST
2.5 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Melbourne, AR · felt by 4 Jun 15, 2018
11:20 am CDT
2.1 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Melbourne, AR May 1, 2017
5:58 am CDT
2.4 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Melbourne, AR Jul 7, 2016
3:00 am CDT

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 Melbourne time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Melbourne are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Melbourne; dots are the 17 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 Melbourne.

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

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