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Magnitude 3.8 Greenbrier, Arkansas. February 17, 2011
A minor earthquake occurred Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 05:49:48 EST (10:49:48 UTC) near Greenbrier, Arkansas. The magnitude 3.8 earthquake occurred 6.5 kilometers (4.0 miles) underground.
For more information on this event, see this USGS website:http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2011/nm021711b/#summary
The earthquake was recorded by the Kentucky Seismic and Strong-Motion Network, operated jointly by the Kentucky Geological Survey and the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Kentucky.
The graphic below provides information about the earthquake as recorded by the Network.
