Is Black Canyon City AZ Safe?

Black Canyon City has an overall crime rate of 11 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Black Canyon City is 1 in 92.

Is there a Black Canyon in Arizona?

Black Canyon Trail, AZ The trail meanders through the Sonoran Desert landscape, including saguaro forests and rugged canyons.

When was the last earthquake in Prescott AZ?

1976 Prescott/Chino Valley Earthquake – An M5.0 earthquake occurred near Prescott, AZ. 1993 Cataract Creek Earthquake Sequence – Several earthquakes occurred in a swarm of events that included an M5.4 and M5.0 near Valle, just south of the South Rim, Grand Canyon, AZ.

Are there any earthquakes in the state of Arizona?

Earthquakes threaten Arizona. Arizona has earthquakes! Each year hundreds of unfelt and several felt earthquakes occur in Arizona (see the graphic to the right for felt 3+ magnitude earthquakes). The Arizona Geological Survey maintains an active catalogue of earthquake activity that includes events recorded by the Arizona Broadband Seismic Network.

Where was the earthquake in Arizona in 1887?

1887 Sonoran Earthquake – A M7.6 earthquake on the Pitaycachi fault near the Arizona -Mexico border, south of Douglas killed nearly 60 people and was felt widely throughout the Southwest, including: Tucson, Bisbee, Yuma, Phoenix, Prescott, Albuquerque, El Paso, and Sonora, Mexico.

How big does an earthquake have to be for The AZGS?

Over the last decade, the AZGS has improved seismic monitoring throughout the state and we are now capable of detecting in-state earthquakes with a Magnitude 3.0 or larger. Most of the earthquake activity is located within 5-10 miles of known faults.