Arizona earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 39 km SSE of Fredonia, Arizona

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 39 km SSE of Fredonia, Arizona on Wed, Jul 17, 2019, 2:13 AM MST (09:13 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 9 km E of Springdale, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-07-17 09:13:29 UTC
Depth
18.9 km (11.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.618° N, 112.357° W
Region
Arizona
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 2.2 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70004m49. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:20 AM UTC.