Image courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey
A minor earthquake has been reported in eastern Izard County. The United States Geological Survey says the magnitude 2.1 quake was recorded 3.91 miles northwest of Sidney at 6:59 Wednesday night. The location is 48.5 miles east-southeast of Mountain Home, 18.5 miles north of Batesville and 48.5 miles south of West Plains.
Experts say normally, earthquakes below magnitude 3 are rarely felt. However, smaller quakes from magnitude 2.0 can be felt by humans if the quake is shallow (few kilometers only) and if they are very close to its epicenter and not disturbed by ambient factors such as noise, wind, vibrations of engines, traffic, etc.
Anyone who felt the quake can let the USGS know on its website.
WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI