BERGMAN, Ark. (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says two small earthquakes, the largest being magnitude 3.6, were recorded in northwestern Arkansas.
The USGS says the 3.6 magnitude quake struck at 7:40 a.m. Sunday and a 2.4 magnitude temblor occurred 47 minutes later, both near Bergman, about 115 miles (185 kilometers) northwest of Little Rock. The USGS says the larger quake was felt as far away as Memphis, Tennessee, about 185 miles (298 kilometers) to the southeast.
No injuries or damage are reported.
Geologists say damage is not likely in earthquakes below magnitude 4.0 and the smallest quakes that are generally felt by humans are magnitude 2.5 to 3.0
The first quake was initially reported as magnitude 4.0, then downgraded to 3.2 before being placed at magnitude 3.6 following a review by the USGS.
Independent reporting for Pine Bluff & Jefferson County since 1879.
President Clinton’s first Fayetteville home damaged in fire
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Fire has heavily damaged a northwestern Arkansas house once occupied by former President Bill Clinton.
One person was inside the Fayetteville, Arkansas, home when the fire was reported early Thursday but safely escaped the flames.
The Fayetteville Fire Department says the fire was contained to the carport area but the rest of the home sustained significant damage.
The home, built in 1957, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Adrian Fletcher Residence. Clinton lived there from 1973-1974 when he came to Fayetteville to work as a professor of law at the University of Arkansas before marrying Hillary Rodham Clinton.
An arson-related fire on Christmas Day 2015 damaged Clinton’s childhood home in Hope, Arkansas. It reopened to visitors seven months later.