Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.1md
6 km WSW of Leslie, Arkansas
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.1 (md)
- Depth
- 3.5 km below the surface
- Felt
- 2 reports · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- Searcy County, 13 km NNW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1386 days ago
This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage. 2 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 44 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.1 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 340,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 240,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 22× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.1 about 44 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.
Where
Epicentre 35.7993, -92.6218. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Searcy County, AR | 13 km (8 mi) | SSE of here | earthquakes near Searcy County |
| Van Buren County, AR | 26 km (16 mi) | NNW of here | earthquakes near Van Buren County |
| Stone County, AR | 44 km (27 mi) | W of here | earthquakes near Stone County |
| Marion County, AR | 52 km (32 mi) | S of here | earthquakes near Marion County |
| Pope County, AR | 53 km (33 mi) | NE of here | earthquakes near Pope County |
| Newton County, AR | 55 km (34 mi) | ESE of here | earthquakes near Newton County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
8 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.0 17 km NNE of Hector, Arkansas
- 2.2 14 km NE of Pelsor, Arkansas
- 2.3 14 km NE of Pelsor, Arkansas
- 2.4 14 km NE of Pelsor, Arkansas
- 2.4 11 km W of Clinton, Arkansas
- 1.9 5 km W of Damascus, Arkansas
- 2.0 Arkansas
- 1.9 16 km NE of Hector, 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
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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