Arizona earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 11 km SSW of Franklin, Arizona

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 11 km SSW of Franklin, Arizona on Fri, Aug 15, 2014, 9:13 PM MST (04:13 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 9 km SW of Franklin, Arizona. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2014-08-16 04:13:36 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.588° N, 109.142° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.29 km SW of Franklin, Arizona · 4417 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.69 km S of Franklin, Arizona · 4403 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.88 km SSW of Franklin, Arizona · 4402 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.521 km NNE of San Simon, Arizona · 4390 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.13 km SSW of Franklin, Arizona · 4379 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 2.87 km SSW of Franklin, Arizona · 4423 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.017 km SSW of Franklin, Arizona · 4426 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.07 km SSE of Franklin, Arizona · 4434 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.914 km S of Franklin, Arizona · 4434 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.87 km SSW of Franklin, Arizona · 4437 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.09 km S of Franklin, Arizona · 4450 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000s3a2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.