Friday, March 18, 2011

M3.7 earthquake felt across Sedona-Prescott region



A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck central Arizona just before 1pm local time today north of Cottonwood, about 22 miles west of Sedona, and 26 miles northeast of Prescott. There are reports of weak to light ground shaking reported being felt from across the region and as far away as Phoenix. [right, epicenter shown by orange star, with historical seismicity shown by dots. Credit, USGS]