Recent Earthquakes

Arkansas
On Thursday, October 15, 1998, a small earthquake occured near Marked Tree, AR. The US Geological Survey located the earthquake at 35.615N 90.407W.

Map of Central U.S. Earthquakes

Map of US / Canada Earthquakes

Past Arkansas Earthquakes

We've been digging through the archives of the Arkansas Gazette newspaper to research reports of past Arkansas earthquakes. In addition to northeast Arkansas, earthquakes have occured near Little Rock, Pine Bluff, Conway, Fayetteville, Mena, and Arkadelphia.

Projects in Work

• Little Rock Seismometer
  We're installing a seismometer in Cammack Village...can you say "QuakeCam?"

• Online School Earthquake Preparedness Guidebook

• Arkansas Geology Webpages

• Business Preparedness Seminars

• Science Teacher Training Seminars

Rockhounding Arkansas

Rockhounding Arkansas is just one of several websites that have provided links to us. This is an extremely high quality site with excellent resources, particularly for scouts and students.