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M 2.2md

Earthquake near Bull Shoals, AR

No earthquake was likely felt in Bull Shoals in the 24 hours to 10:21 pm CST (04:21 UTC). The last one was M 2.1, 16 km (10 mi) WNW, at 3:38 am CST on 9 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Bull Shoals

This page: a magnitude 2.2 earthquake was recorded 15 km (9 mi) west-northwest of Bull Shoals, AR, at 6:21 am CST on 7 January 2024 (12:21 UTC), 1.7 km deep.

USGS: 15 km WNW of Bull Shoals, Arkansas

99 km (62 mi) SSE of Springfield, MO

6:21 am CST, Jan 7, 2024 · · 1.7 km deep · released about 64 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N Marion County 18 kmBoone County 32 kmOzark County 36 kmTaney County 37 kmBaxter County 40 kmSearcy County 58 kmDouglas County 62 kmNewton County 70 kmCarroll 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
6:21 am CST on 7 January 2024 ()
Where
15 km (9 mi) west-northwest of Bull Shoals, AR · earthquakes near Bull Shoals
Magnitude
M 2.2 (md)
Depth
1.7 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Marion County, 18 km SSE
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1040 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 34 km (21 mi) from the epicentre. In Bull Shoals, 15 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: Flippin, Yellville, Midway, Gassville.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 64 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.2 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 230,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 170,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 15× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.2 about 64 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 36.4158, -92.7443. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Marion County, AR 18 km (11 mi) SSE earthquakes near Marion County
Boone County, AR 32 km (20 mi) WSW earthquakes near Boone County
Ozark County, MO 36 km (23 mi) NE earthquakes near Ozark County
Taney County, MO 37 km (23 mi) NW earthquakes near Taney County
Baxter County, AR 40 km (25 mi) ESE earthquakes near Baxter County
Searcy County, AR 58 km (36 mi) S earthquakes near Searcy County

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

Aftershocks so far

18 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.

On USGS

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