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M 2.1md
Earthquake near Midway, AR
No earthquake was likely felt in Midway in the 24 hours to 4:54 pm CST (22:54 UTC). The last one was M 2.1, 27 km (17 mi) W, at 3:38 am CST on 9 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Midway
This page: a magnitude 2.1 earthquake was recorded 5 km (3 mi) north of Midway, AR, at 11:32 pm CDT on 25 May 2024 (04:32 UTC), 4.2 km deep.
USGS: 4 km N of Midway, Arkansas
- When
- 11:32 pm CDT on 25 May 2024 ()
- Where
- 5 km (3 mi) north of Midway, AR · earthquakes near Midway
- Magnitude
- M 2.1 (md)
- Depth
- 4.2 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Baxter County, 20 km SE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 899 days ago
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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 27 km (17 mi) from the epicentre. In Midway, 5 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, Mountain Home, Gassville, Flippin.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 40 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 5.8 380,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 270,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 24× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.1 about 40 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 36.4302, -92.4593. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter County, AR | 20 km (13 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Baxter County |
| Ozark County, MO | 24 km (15 mi) | N | earthquakes near Ozark County |
| Marion County, AR | 27 km (17 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Marion County |
| Boone County, AR | 57 km (36 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Boone County |
| Fulton County, AR | 58 km (36 mi) | E | earthquakes near Fulton County |
| Taney County, MO | 58 km (36 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Taney County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
16 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.1 13 km E of South Lead Hill, Arkansas
- 2.4 3 km E of Yellville, Arkansas
- 2.1 2 km E of Mountain Home, Arkansas
- 1.7 7 km WSW of Bull Shoals, Arkansas
- 2.4 4 km E of Diamond City, Arkansas
- 2.1 6 km ESE of Pontiac, Missouri
- 2.2 2 km WSW of Gainesville, Missouri
- 2.0 14 km ENE of South Lead Hill, Arkansas
- 2.2 14 km E of South Lead Hill, Arkansas
- 1.9 13 km ENE of South Lead Hill, Arkansas
- 2.4 14 km E of South Lead Hill, Arkansas
- 1.9 14 km E of South Lead Hill, Arkansas
- 2.2 15 km WNW of Bull Shoals, Arkansas
- 2.5 14 km E of South Lead Hill, Arkansas
- 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
- 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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