The January 25, 1906 earthquake
M6.2Near Flagstaff, Arizona
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake, centred in Coconino County. The 7th strongest in Arizona’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles in the catalogue, which runs from 1900.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.2
- surface-wave magnitude (ms)
- Depth
- —
- Not recorded
- Local time
- Thursday, January 25, 1906
- 13:32 MST; 20:32 UTC
- In Arizona’s record
- 7th
- strongest of 6,972 since 1900
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event official19060125203230000 (“Near Flagstaff, Arizona”). The USGS event page carries the ShakeMap, felt reports and the official summary.
Counties and cities within 50 miles
Distance from the epicentre to each county boundary (zero when inside) and to each city centre.
Counties
- Coconino CountyAZ · inside
- Yavapai CountyAZ · 15.8 mi
- Gila CountyAZ · 49.5 mi
Cities, largest first
- FlagstaffAZ · 4.6 mi
- CottonwoodAZ · 35.0 mi
- Camp VerdeAZ · 44.5 mi
Earthquakes around the epicentre
27 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles of this epicentre since 1973.
No earlier earthquake of magnitude 5 or more within 50 miles in the catalogue since 1900.
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. Local time is the time zone of the county nearest the epicentre. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them.