The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 2.2 earthquake north of Batesville, near Moorefield, overnight Tuesday. (Click here for more information.)
According to the USGS, the quake had a depth of almost five miles and occurred at 1:12 a.m.
A number of quakes were recorded by the USGS in September throughout the region.
In June, geologists reported a swarm of at least six quakes in the northeastern section of Arkansas.
In the winter of 1811 and 1812, the New Madrid seismic zone generated a months-long sequence of earthquakes that included three very large earthquakes estimated to be between magnitude 7 and 8.
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