Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.4md
14 km NE of Pelsor, Arkansas
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.4 (md)
- Depth
- 2.8 km below the surface
- Felt
- 1 report · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- Searcy County, 20 km E
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 442 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 110 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.4 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 130,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 95,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 8.5× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.4 about 110 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 35.8730, -92.9183. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Searcy County, AR | 20 km (13 mi) | W of here | earthquakes near Searcy County |
| Newton County, AR | 27 km (17 mi) | E of here | earthquakes near Newton County |
| Pope County, AR | 47 km (29 mi) | NNE of here | earthquakes near Pope County |
| Van Buren County, AR | 49 km (30 mi) | NW of here | earthquakes near Van Buren County |
| Marion County, AR | 49 km (30 mi) | SSW of here | earthquakes near Marion County |
| Boone County, AR | 50 km (31 mi) | SSE of here | earthquakes near Boone County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
4 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.0 17 km NNE of Hector, Arkansas
- 2.0 4 km SSE of Hector, Arkansas
- 2.2 14 km NE of Pelsor, Arkansas
- 2.3 14 km NE of Pelsor, 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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