Earthquake Shakes Flagstaff Area

Earthquake Shakes Flagstaff Area – Like Bill Haley & his Comets said, “Shake, Rattle and Roll!”. Did y’all feel the earthquake shake Flagstaff area last night?

Did you feel it? The United States Geological Survey says a minor earthquake was reported near Flagstaff Thursday night.

The 2.7-magnitude quake shook the area around 9 p.m., the USGS says. It was centered near Walnut Canyon, east of Flagstaff. Ten people reported feeling “light” shaking during the earthquake to USGS officials.

No damage was reported.

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There were also 2 other earthquakes in this area in the past year.

Arizona isn’t exactly a hub for seismic activity, but the state has had its fair shake of, well, shakes.

No one has ever been killed or injured due to an earthquake in recorded history, according to the United States Geological Survey. But there have been some notable tremors, including the three 3.2- to 4.1-magnitude quakes that rocked the metro Phoenix area back in 2015.

Here’s a closer look at some of the most notable seismic events in Arizona’s history.

1852: The earliest documents describing Arizona earthquakes are recorded at Fort Yuma, on the California side of the Colorado River.

1887: An earthquake centered near Bavispe, Mexico, about 190 miles southeast of Tucson, caused water-tank spills, cracked buildings and toppled chimneys throughout the southwest including towns as far away as Albuquerque.

1906: The first damaging earthquake that was centered within Arizona’s borders is recorded. It occurred the same year as the great San Francisco earthquake and caused schools in Flagstaff to shut down.

1910: A series of 52 earthquakes from Sept. 10 to 23 caused people near Flagstaff to flee the area as adobe houses cracked and chimneys fell over.

1912: A quake caused a 50-mile long crack in the earth near the San Francisco Range and caused rockslides. Houses were damaged at Williams, a city about 35 miles west of Flagstaff.

1935: A tremor shook the ground and frightened residents of Wellton, a town a few miles east of Yuma, on Jan. 2.

A slightly stronger shock hit the Grand Canyon eight days later. People felt their homes move and a few walls were cracked. There were reports of rockslides in the mountains.

1950: A quake in Apache County left cracks in the ground as big as a half inch wide and 12 feet long near the town of Ganado.

1976: A 4.9-magnitude tremor shook residents for a couple of seconds in February, according to the Prescott Courier and the USGS. There was no significant damage to property.

2005: A 5.3-magnitude quake near Flagstaff occurred on March 2, but it didn’t cause any damage. There were reports that the early-morning tremor could be felt in parts of the Phoenix-metro area.

2014: Five earthquakes occurred overnight between around 10 p.m. Saturday and 7:30 a.m. on June 29 along the Arizona-New Mexico border, ranging from a 3.4 to 5.2-magnitude.

2015: Three earthquakes — magnitudes 3.2, 4.1 and 4.0 — were recorded near the Black Canyon City area after 9 p.m. on Nov. 1. At least the 4.1-magnitude temblor was felt across metro Phoenix.