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M 2.0md

Earthquake near Mountain Home, AR

No earthquake was likely felt in Mountain Home in the 24 hours to 5:06 am CST (11:06 UTC). The last one was M 2.4, 27 km (17 mi) WSW, at 12:44 am CDT on 29 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Mountain Home

This page: a magnitude 2.0 earthquake was recorded 32 km (20 mi) northwest of Mountain Home, AR, at 2:26 am CST on 5 March 2020 (08:26 UTC), 11 km deep. 6 people have reported feeling it to USGS.

USGS: 3 km S of Sundown, Missouri

93 km (58 mi) SE of Springfield, MO

2:26 am CST, Mar 5, 2020 · · 11 km deep · released about 28 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N Ozark County 20 kmMarion County 30 kmTaney County 38 kmBaxter County 40 kmDouglas County 47 kmBoone County 47 kmChristian County 68 kmSearcy County 72 kmHowell County 72 km
Distance rings around the epicentre, with the nearest towns at their true direction and later quakes as coloured dots. Not a shaking map — see the USGS ShakeMap for that.
When
2:26 am CST on 5 March 2020 ()
Where
32 km (20 mi) northwest of Mountain Home, AR · earthquakes near Mountain Home
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Magnitude
M 2.0 (md)
Depth
11 km below the surface
Felt
6 reports · strongest reported intensity III
Nearest
Ozark County, 20 km NE
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2363 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 21 km (13 mi) from the epicentre. In Mountain Home, 32 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.

Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Bull Shoals, Midway, Flippin.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 28 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 5.8 540,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 380,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 34× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.0 about 28 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 36.5392, -92.6398. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Ozark County, MO 20 km (13 mi) NE earthquakes near Ozark County
Marion County, AR 30 km (19 mi) S earthquakes near Marion County
Taney County, MO 38 km (24 mi) WNW earthquakes near Taney County
Baxter County, AR 40 km (25 mi) SE earthquakes near Baxter County
Douglas County, MO 47 km (29 mi) NNE earthquakes near Douglas County
Boone County, AR 47 km (29 mi) WSW earthquakes near Boone County

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 2.1 13 km E of South Lead Hill, Arkansas
  2. 2.4 3 km E of Yellville, Arkansas
  3. 2.1 2 km E of Mountain Home, Arkansas
  4. 1.7 7 km WSW of Bull Shoals, Arkansas
  5. 2.4 4 km E of Diamond City, Arkansas
  6. 2.1 6 km ESE of Pontiac, Missouri
  7. 2.2 2 km WSW of Gainesville, Missouri
  8. 2.0 14 km ENE of South Lead Hill, Arkansas
  9. 2.2 14 km E of South Lead Hill, Arkansas
  10. 1.9 13 km ENE of South Lead Hill, Arkansas
  11. 2.4 14 km E of South Lead Hill, Arkansas
  12. 1.9 14 km E of South Lead Hill, Arkansas
  13. 2.2 15 km WNW of Bull Shoals, Arkansas
  14. 2.5 14 km E of South Lead Hill, Arkansas
  15. 2.5 14 km E of South Lead Hill, 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.

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