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M 2.0md

Earthquake near Harrison, AR

USGS: 7 km N of Bergman, Arkansas

94 km (59 mi) SSE of Springfield, MO

5:56 am CST, Feb 6, 2019 · · 5.6 km deep · released about 33 lb of TNT

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When
5:56 am CST on 6 February 2019 ()
Where
20 km (12 mi) NNE of Harrison, AR · earthquakes near Harrison
Magnitude
M 2.0 (md)
Depth
5.6 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Boone County, 12 km SW
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2796 days ago

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake was recorded 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Harrison, AR, at 5:56 am CST on 6 February 2019 (11:56 UTC). This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 33 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.0 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 450,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 320,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 29× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.0 about 33 lb of TNT

Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.

For this area

No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.

Before 2016, the USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km.

Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.

Where

Epicentre 36.3813, -92.9933. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Boone County, AR 12 km (7 mi) SW earthquakes near Boone County
Taney County, MO 30 km (19 mi) N earthquakes near Taney County
Marion County, AR 31 km (19 mi) ESE earthquakes near Marion County
Carroll County, AR 49 km (31 mi) W earthquakes near Carroll County
Newton County, AR 56 km (35 mi) SSW earthquakes near Newton County
Ozark County, MO 56 km (35 mi) ENE earthquakes near Ozark County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

35 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

  1. 2.4 4 km E of Diamond City, Arkansas
  2. 2.0 6 km S of Green Forest, Arkansas
  3. 2.1 6 km ESE of Pontiac, Missouri
  4. 2.0 14 km ENE of South Lead Hill, Arkansas
  5. 2.2 14 km E of South Lead Hill, Arkansas
  6. 1.9 13 km ENE of South Lead Hill, Arkansas
  7. 2.4 14 km E of South Lead Hill, Arkansas
  8. 1.9 14 km E of South Lead Hill, Arkansas
  9. 2.2 15 km WNW of Bull Shoals, Arkansas
  10. 2.5 14 km E of South Lead Hill, Arkansas
  11. 2.5 14 km E of South Lead Hill, Arkansas
  12. 2.3 14 km E of South Lead Hill, Arkansas
  13. 2.1 4 km N of Midway, Arkansas
  14. 1.7 13 km E of South Lead Hill, Arkansas
  15. 2.2 15 km WNW of Bull Shoals, Arkansas

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

On USGS

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