M1.7 earthquake 12 km SSE of Fredonia, Arizona
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Fredonia, Arizona on Sat, Jul 17, 2021, 1:44 PM MST (20:44 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 32 km S of Saint George, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- University of Utah Seismograph Stations
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-07-17 20:44:34 UTC
- Depth
- 16.4 km (10.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.847° N, 112.458° 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, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 169°
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.26 km E of Washington, Utah · 1887 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.020 km ESE of Kanab, Utah · 1884 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.88 km ENE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1877 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.57 km ESE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1872 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.332 km S of Saint George, Utah · 1868 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.713 km SSE of Kanarraville, Utah · 1858 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60448057. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:43 AM UTC.