Arizona earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 12 km SSW of Franklin, Arizona

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Franklin, Arizona on Fri, Jul 11, 2014, 5:41 AM MST (12:41 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 5 km WSW of Franklin, Arizona. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2014-07-11 12:41:22 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.576° N, 109.141° W
Region
Arizona
Felt reports
3
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Map
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USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000rs08. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC.