Arizona earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 13 km SW of Franklin, Arizona

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Franklin, Arizona on Sat, Jun 28, 2014, 9:59 PM MST (04:59 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (mww), moderate
Local time: Sat, Jun 28, 2014, 9:59 PM MST
UTC: 2014-06-29 04:59:35 UTC
Depth: 6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 32.582° N, 109.168° W
Region: Arizona
Felt reports: 1,251
Strongest shaking: VII, very strong shaking
PAGER alert: Green
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: VII, very strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 22.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.7 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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Did you feel it?

1,251 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong shaking.

Estimated impact

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

Alert level: Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Normal
Moment magnitude: 5.3 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 224°, dip 63°, rake -63°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 356°, dip 37°, rake -131°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap: 54°
Stations used: 165

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000rnfe (also filed as iscgem604767567, atlas20140629045935). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:29 AM UTC.