A small earthquake was recorded near Ozark, Arkansas on Saturday, October 17, 2026.
The Ozark Arkansas earthquake had a magnitude of 2.1. It happened about 12 kilometers (about 7.5 miles) underground. No damage or injuries have been reported.
The Ozark quake is the largest recorded in Arkansas in the past 24 hours. Quakes this small are usually too weak for most people to feel.
It is also the 5th small quake inside Arkansas in about 3 weeks. Over that time, quakes were also recorded near:
- Jasper, Arkansas: 2.1 magnitude, about 1 week ago
- Bull Shoals, Arkansas: 1.7 magnitude, about 1 week ago
- Holland, Arkansas: 2.1 magnitude, about 2 weeks ago
- Pelsor, Arkansas: 2.0 magnitude, about 3 weeks ago
EarthquakeTrack counts all quakes of magnitude 1.5 or greater in the Arkansas region, including nearby parts of Missouri, Tennessee and Oklahoma. By that count, the region had 2 earthquakes in the past 7 days, 20 in the past 30 days and 282 in the past 365 days.
The largest quake in the region this week was a 2.5 magnitude near Alton, Missouri. The largest this year was a 4.9 magnitude near Coushatta, Louisiana.
Many of the region’s quakes happen along the New Madrid Seismic Zone. It runs through northeast Arkansas, southeast Missouri and west Tennessee.
Source: EarthquakeTrack.com
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