Arizona earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 65km ESE of Kingman, AZ

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 65km ESE of Kingman, AZ on Wed, Feb 1, 1978, 11:54 AM MST (18:54 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 94km E of Lake Havasu City, AZ. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-02-01 18:54:25 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.947° N, 113.406° W
Region
Arizona
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
308°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.585km ESE of Kingman, AZ · 17774 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.578km ESE of Kingman, AZ · 17773 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.536km ENE of Lake Havasu City, AZ · 17770 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.7131km E of Parker, AZ · 17762 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.5100km E of Lake Havasu City, AZ · 17759 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.6107km E of Lake Havasu City, AZ · 17754 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.791km ENE of Kingman, AZ · 17740 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.593km SE of Kingman, AZ · 17727 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.894km E of Lake Havasu City, AZ · 17719 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 2.582km ESE of Kingman, AZ · 17777 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.493km ESE of Kingman, AZ · 17781 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.5139km SE of Kingman, AZ · 17782 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.895km ESE of Kingman, AZ · 17782 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.872km ESE of Kingman, AZ · 17784 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.782km ESE of Kingman, AZ · 17788 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.5101km ESE of Kingman, AZ · 17788 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.588km ESE of Kingman, AZ · 17790 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.784km ESE of Kingman, AZ · 17797 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.599km E of Kingman, AZ · 17803 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9998538. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.