Arizona Earthquake

by Nick Coons
Mar 2, 2005

Here's an interesting piece of information, though most people that live in Arizona

Arizona	(air-i'-ZON-u')
The State of Arizona comprises the extreme south-western portion of the United States. It is bounded on the north by Utah, on the east by New Mexico, on the south by Mexico, and on the west by California and Nevada.

and watch the news or haven't been living in a cave would already know this. We experienced an earthquake this morning about halfway between Payson and Winslow. This earthquake measured somewhere around 4.2, and was felt as far away as Phoenix. The worst damage were things that shook and fell off of shelves. Luckily there were no injuries.

Apparently, earthquakes are more common in our state than most people know. This particular one is related to a series of quakes that began in late January, and is likely to continue for a few more weeks, but not likely anything of this magnitude.

The fault lines in this area haven't been studied much, or at least not to the degree that they have in areas such as California, simply because they are not that common. But the largest known quake to hit Arizona

Arizona	(air-i'-ZON-u')
The State of Arizona comprises the extreme south-western portion of the United States. It is bounded on the north by Utah, on the east by New Mexico, on the south by Mexico, and on the west by California and Nevada.

was recorded back in the 1880s as an 8.0. There were also quakes in the 6.0 range in the early half of last century.

Most of the quakes we have hear might feel like a truck or train passing by; nothing much more than that. But it would definitely be something interesting to experience.