M3.0 earthquake Arizona
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck in Arizona on Tue, Jul 14, 1981, 1:29 PM MDT (19:29 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 13 km ENE of Halls Crossing, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-14 19:29:50 UTC
- Depth
- 1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.758° N, 110.323° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 260°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todayArizona earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50001925. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.