CENTRAL ARKANSAS (KTHV) -- Geologists say a fault in Central Arkansas where hundreds of earthquakes have been recorded in recent months is longer and potentially more destructive than initially believed.
Scientists had thought the fault is 3.7 miles long. Now they estimate it to be 6 to 7.5 miles long.
Arkansas Geological Survey geohazard supervisor Scott Ausbrooks says they have named the fault line "The Guy-Greenbrier Fault" in an effort to track the swarms of quakes in the area. Ausbrooks says the longer fault line could create up to a magnitude 6.0 earthquake in Arkansas.
"Now, I'm not saying just because its longer does not mean we are going to have a big earthquake. We still think that is unlikely. We've just seen parts of it moving but again, theoretically, the longer it is, if it goes at one time, it could generate a larger earthquake," said Ausbrooks.
A 5.0 magnitude earthquake is the standard size to see structural damage.More than 800 earthquakes have been recorded in the area in the past six months, including a 4.7 magnitude quake on February 28th that was the largest earthquake recorded in Arkansas in 35 years.
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