Arizona earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 56 km SE of Scenic, Arizona

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 56 km SE of Scenic, Arizona on Tue, Mar 11, 2025, 4:37 AM MST (11:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 32 km S of Scenic, Arizona. 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
2025-03-11 11:37:04 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.496° N, 113.506° W
Region
Arizona
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.7ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.029 · 156 stations
2.3ML, local (Richter)Nevada Seismological LaboratoryReviewed · ±0.44 · 6 stations

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 2.3 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000py4e (also filed as nn00894564). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:49 AM UTC.