Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Osceola, AR
No earthquake was likely felt in Osceola in the 24 hours to 3:51 am CST (09:51 UTC). The last one was M 2.6, 48 km (30 mi) NNE, at 7:04 am CDT on 4 August 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 9 felt reports to USGS.
M 3.1
Latest: 11:31 am CDT on 1 August 2025 · 22 km (14 mi) N of Osceola, AR
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Osceola was M 3.1, 22 km (14 mi) N of Osceola, AR, at 11:31 am CDT on 1 August 2025, 13 km deep. 30 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Osceola was intensity III (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 11 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Osceola since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Osceola in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 0 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 1.0
- Last 12 months
- 7 · largest M 2.0 on 26 November 2025
- Since 2016
- 127 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.8 on 27 December 2023, 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Osceola, AR
- Reported felt
- 45 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Reelfoot scarp and New Madrid seismic zone, under 1 km from its surface trace
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses
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The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 1.9 16 km (10 mi) WNW of Osceola, AR · felt by 1
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) N of Osceola, AR
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Osceola, AR
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Osceola, AR
- 1.9 20 km (13 mi) NW of Osceola, AR
- 2.0 20 km (13 mi) NNW of Osceola, AR
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) N of Osceola, AR
- 2.4 19 km (12 mi) N of Osceola, AR
- 2.2 23 km (14 mi) N of Osceola, AR · felt by 3
- 2.1 30 km (19 mi) W of Osceola, AR
- 2.2 19 km (12 mi) N of Osceola, AR · felt by 1
- 3.1 22 km (14 mi) N of Osceola, AR · felt by 30
- 2.6 22 km (14 mi) N of Osceola, AR · felt by 3
- 2.0 16 km (10 mi) NNW of Osceola, AR · felt by 3
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) W of Osceola, AR · felt by 2
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) N of Osceola, AR
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Osceola, AR
- 2.1 23 km (14 mi) N of Osceola, AR · felt by 6
- 2.8 28 km (17 mi) E of Osceola, AR · felt by 14
- 2.5 23 km (14 mi) N of Osceola, AR · felt by 1
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) N of Osceola, AR
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Osceola, AR
- 2.3 20 km (13 mi) NW of Osceola, AR · felt by 2
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Osceola, AR
- 2.8 20 km (12 mi) NW of Osceola, AR · felt by 35
- 2.3 20 km (12 mi) N of Osceola, AR · felt by 5
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Osceola, AR
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Osceola, AR
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Osceola, AR
- 3.8 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Osceola, AR · felt by 487
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) N of Osceola, AR
- 2.1 16 km (10 mi) NNW of Osceola, AR · felt by 8
- 1.5 14 km (9 mi) NW of Osceola, AR
- 2.9 26 km (16 mi) E of Osceola, AR · felt by 40
- 1.8 20 km (12 mi) NW of Osceola, AR
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) N of Osceola, AR · felt by 1
- 2.4 27 km (17 mi) N of Osceola, AR · felt by 2
- 1.6 23 km (15 mi) WNW of Osceola, AR
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) W of Osceola, AR
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) N of Osceola, AR · felt by 1
- 1.9 18 km (11 mi) WNW of Osceola, AR
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) N of Osceola, AR
- 1.5 20 km (12 mi) N of Osceola, AR
- 2.5 30 km (19 mi) NNE of Osceola, AR
- 2.5 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Osceola, AR · felt by 1
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) N of Osceola, AR · felt by 1
- 2.4 23 km (14 mi) N of Osceola, AR · felt by 1
- 2.6 20 km (13 mi) NNW of Osceola, AR · felt by 7
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Osceola, AR
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) NW of Osceola, 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 Osceola time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Osceola are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Osceola; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Osceola
The strongest shaking in Osceola from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity IV (light), from the M 3.8 on 27 December 2023, 21 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.
| Magnitude | When | Distance | Shaking in Osceola (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 3.8 | 21 km | IV · Light · felt by 487 | |
| M 3.6 | 20 km | III · Weak · felt by 905 | |
| M 3.1 | 22 km | III · Weak · felt by 30 | |
| M 2.8 | 20 km | III · Weak · felt by 35 | |
| M 2.9 | 26 km | III · Weak · felt by 40 |
An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Osceola.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Reelfoot scarp and New Madrid seismic zone, under 1 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Blytheville 25 km · Manila 26 km
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.