How frequent are earthquakes in or near Arizona, USA?

Arizona has relatively few earthquakes. Based on data from the past 55 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 149 quakes on average per year in or near Arizona, USA. However, Arizona has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.

How many earthquakes occur every year in or near Arizona, USA?

On average, Arizona has about 53 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 5.1 quakes per year).

Volcanoes of Arizona (6)

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Latest earthquakes: Arizona

In the past 7 days, Arizona has had 1 quake of magnitude 3.3 and 2 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.

A Magnitude 3.3 earthquake occurred in 9 km NW of Delta, B.C., MX .

Magnitude 3.3 Earthquake 9 km NW of Delta, B.C., MX reported felt -

Date and Time	Mag / Depth	Nearest Volcano / Location
Mar 13, 12:41 pm (GMT -7)	3.3 11 km	94 km (58 mi) S of Salton Buttes	9 km NW of Delta, B.C., MX I FELT IT - 3 reports	Info
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 11, 11:37 am (Universal Time)	2.3 7 km	36 km (22 mi) NW of Uinkaret	55 km ESE of Scenic, Arizona	Info
Monday, March 10, 2025 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 10, 10:26 pm (Universal Time)	2.1 6.5 km	171 km (106 mi) W of Uinkaret	10 km S of Henderson, Nevada	Info
Mar 10, 03:02 am (Universal Time)	1.4 7.1 km	30 km (19 mi) SW of Santa Clara	20 km WSW of Ivins, Utah	Info
Friday, March 7, 2025 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 7, 10:45 am (GMT -7)	2.5 11 km	59 km (37 mi) S of Salton Buttes	11 km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX 1 report	Info

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Volcano List

Geronimo

(Volcanic field 1300 m / 4265 ft)

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San Francisco Volcanic Field

(polygenetic volcanic field, cinder cones, stratovolcano 2770 m / 9,088 ft)

The San Francisco volcanic field is a vast area covering more than 10,000 km22 containing cinder cones, lava fields, lava domes and the majestic (extinct) San Francisco Peaks, the highest of all mountains in Arizona, rising 5,000 feet above the surrounding plateau. The area prese... [more info]

Sentinel Plain

(Volcanic field 160 m / 525 ft)

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Springerville Volcanic Field

(Volcanic field 3091 m / 10141 ft)

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Sunset Crater

(cinder cone 2447 m / 8,028 ft)

Snow-mantled Sunset Crater (left-center), seen from O'Leary Peak to the NW, is the youngest volcanic feature of the San Francisco Mountain volcanic field, which covers a vast area of northern Arizona between Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon. The Sunset Crater eruption began about 1100 AD from a chain of cinder cones and vents trending NW-SE, the largest of which is Sunset Crater. Three lava flows were erupted, the longest of which traveled 11 km to the NE. Photo by Ed Wolfe, 1973 (U.S. Geological Survey)

Sunset Crater in northern Arizona is one of the youngest volcanoes in the USA. It is named for its brilliantly colored scoria deposits on the cone and only one of more than 550 vents of the vast San Francisco volcanic field.
The last eruption took place sometime between abo... [more info]

Uinkaret

(volcanic field 1555 m / 5,102 ft)

The Uinkaret volcanic field is located at the north rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. It contains cinder cones that have produced lava flows that repeatedly cascaded into the Grand Canyon, forming temporary lava dams up to 200 m high. In one of these lava flows, known as the Li... [more info]

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Sunset crater (Arizona, USA): rumors about steaming likely false, volcano remains dormant

Recent rumors about steaming from Sunset crater, and speculation of a possible reawakening of the volcano are most likely based on false or fake information. The volcano, one of Arziona's youngest, last erupted about 1000 years ago, but shows currently no signs of reawakening. Read all