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M 2.0md

Earthquake near Cherokee Village, AR

USGS: 11 km NW of Cherokee Village, Arkansas

10:39 pm CDT, Apr 5, 2020 · · 11 km deep · released about 36 lb of TNT

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When
10:39 pm CDT on 5 April 2020 ()
Where
12 km (7 mi) NW of Cherokee Village, AR · earthquakes near Cherokee Village
Magnitude
M 2.0 (md)
Depth
11 km below the surface
Felt
3 reports · strongest reported intensity III
Nearest
Fulton County, 19 km W
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2295 days ago

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake was recorded 12 km (7 mi) NW of Cherokee Village, AR, at 10:39 pm CDT on 5 April 2020 (03:39 UTC). 3 people have reported feeling it to USGS. This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.

Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Highland, Ash Flat, Thayer, Horseshoe Bend.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 36 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 5.8 420,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 300,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 27× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.0 about 36 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 36.3727, -91.6080. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Fulton County, AR 19 km (12 mi) W earthquakes near Fulton County
Sharp County, AR 25 km (16 mi) SSE earthquakes near Sharp County
Oregon County, MO 39 km (24 mi) NNE earthquakes near Oregon County
Izard County, AR 41 km (26 mi) SW earthquakes near Izard County
Howell County, MO 51 km (32 mi) NNW earthquakes near Howell County
Randolph County, AR 52 km (32 mi) E earthquakes near Randolph County

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 2.0 Missouri-Arkansas border region
  2. 2.3 4 km SE of Franklin, Arkansas
  3. 1.9 5 km S of Imboden, Arkansas
  4. 2.0 3 km SSW of Imboden, Arkansas
  5. 3.1 4 km SSW of Imboden, Arkansas
  6. 2.1 18 km WNW of Maynard, Arkansas
  7. 1.9 2 km W of Lynn, Arkansas
  8. 2.3 6 km WSW of Ravenden, Arkansas
  9. 1.7 Missouri-Arkansas border region
  10. 1.7 2 km WSW of Imboden, Arkansas
  11. 2.1 2 km SE of Ravenden, Arkansas
  12. 1.9 3 km ESE of Ravenden, Arkansas
  13. 1.8 Missouri-Arkansas border region
  14. 1.9 8 km SSE of Williford, Arkansas
  15. 2.1 7 km SW of Ravenden, 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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