M2.7 earthquake 2 km W of Fredonia, Arizona
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 2 km W of Fredonia, Arizona on Sun, Nov 15, 1981, 9:32 PM MST (04:32 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- University of Utah Seismograph Stations
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-11-16 04:32:48 UTC
- Depth
- 1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.947° N, 112.550° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 209°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.85 km N of Toquerville, Utah · 16377 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.53 km NNE of Saint George, Utah · 16375 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.52 km NNE of Cane Beds, Arizona · 16339 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.912 km NNE of Cane Beds, Arizona · 16339 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50003050. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:57 AM UTC.