North Little Rock – The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management (ADEM) and the Arkansas Geological Survey (AGS) is reminding Arkansans to be aware and prepared after recent earthquakes ranging from Magnitude 2.0-2.5 in the Conway, Van Buren and Pope tri-county area.

Though this area is not associated with the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ), occasionally earthquakes can occur throughout this area of the State with “felt” earthquakes occurring every several years. While earthquakes that occur in this area are typically minor, a greater magnitude earthquake along the NMSZ could result in significant loss of life and property damages in the billions of dollars.

We encourage all citizens who felt the recent earthquakes to log onto Did You Feel It (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/dyfi/) to report what they felt. Once logged on, click on the state of Arkansas, to complete the report.

For more information about earthquakes in Arkansas go to the AGS website (http://www.geology.arkansas.gov) and look under geohazards.

ADEM encourages every citizen to have a family emergency plan in place for any disaster, including an earthquake. For information on disaster supply kits go to www.adem.arkansas.gov.

Tags: Earthquake Conway County, Earthquake Pope County, Earthquake Van Buren county

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