Over the past 30 days, Arkansas has recorded 1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or greater in our tracker. The remaining 1 fell in the M2.5–M3.9 band. By depth: 1 shallow (<70 km). 1 of the epicenters were offshore. 1 event produced at least one felt report, totalling 9 citizen submissions to the USGS Did You Feel It? system. All 1 solutions have been reviewed by a USGS seismologist.
Each row in the table below includes a narrative summary of the event, ordered by time. Use the column headers to sort or filter by magnitude.
| Time ↓ | Mag ↕ | Location ↕ | Depth ↕ | Felt ↕ | MMI | Alert | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 day ago 2026-07-20 08:40:35 UTC | 2.6mb_lg | 2 km W of Mount Pleasant, Arkansas 35.960°, -91.785° | 5.6 km | 9 | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
On July 20, 2026 at 08:40 UTC, a magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 2 km W of Mount Pleasant, Arkansas. The event was offshore. See the M2.6 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2 km W of Mount Pleasant, Arkansas
1 day ago
2 km W of Mount Pleasant, Arkansas
1 day ago
Data from USGS Earthquake Hazards Program. Updated every 5 minutes.
Eastern Arkansas lies within the New Madrid Seismic Zone. The state experiences regular small earthquakes and is at risk from larger events on this fault system.
In 2026, Arkansas has recorded 1 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or greater so far. The largest earthquake in Arkansas in 2026 was a magnitude 2.6 event near Mount Pleasant, Arkansas.
Arkansas has a Moderate seismic risk level based on historical earthquake data and proximity to active fault lines.
Over the past 30 days, there have been 1 recorded earthquakes in this region. The largest recent earthquake was a magnitude 2.6 event near 2 km W of Mount Pleasant, Arkansas.
In the past 30 days, 1 earthquakes have been recorded in the Arkansas region.
The largest recent earthquake in the Arkansas area was a magnitude 2.6 event that occurred 2 km W of Mount Pleasant, Arkansas.
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