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Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist

M 2.1md

3 km SW of Georgetown, Arkansas

· 16 km deep · released about 38 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N Woodruff County 24 kmWhite County 30 kmPrairie County 31 kmMonroe County 53 kmLonoke County 54 kmJackson County 60 kmSt. Francis County 67 kmCross County 68 kmIndependence County 71 km
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When
Magnitude
M 2.1 (md)
Depth
16 km below the surface
Felt
1 report · strongest reported intensity I
Nearest
Woodruff County, 24 km ENE
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 730 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 38 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.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 390,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 280,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 25× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.1 about 38 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 35.1015, -91.4802. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection
Woodruff County, AR 24 km (15 mi) WSW of here earthquakes near Woodruff County
White County, AR 30 km (19 mi) SE of here earthquakes near White County
Prairie County, AR 31 km (19 mi) NNE of here earthquakes near Prairie County
Monroe County, AR 53 km (33 mi) NNW of here earthquakes near Monroe County
Lonoke County, AR 54 km (34 mi) NE of here earthquakes near Lonoke County
Jackson County, AR 60 km (37 mi) SSW of here earthquakes near Jackson 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.

  1. 2.3 13 km SSW of Pleasant Plains, Arkansas
  2. 2.0 11 km S of Pleasant Plains, Arkansas
  3. 2.2 11 km SSW of Pleasant Plains, Arkansas
  4. 1.9 11 km SSW of Pleasant Plains, Arkansas
  5. 2.2 12 km SSW of Pleasant Plains, Arkansas
  6. 1.9 11 km SSW of Pleasant Plains, Arkansas
  7. 1.9 13 km SSW of Pleasant Plains, Arkansas
  8. 2.1 11 km SW of Pleasant Plains, Arkansas
  9. 1.7 11 km SSW of Pleasant Plains, Arkansas
  10. 2.1 12 km SSW of Pleasant Plains, Arkansas
  11. 2.3 12 km ENE of Pangburn, Arkansas
  12. 2.0 10 km WNW of Cotton Plant, Arkansas
  13. 2.3 9 km NW of Judsonia, Arkansas
  14. 2.2 12 km SSW of Pleasant Plains, Arkansas
  15. 1.8 11 km S of Pleasant Plains, 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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