M3.6 earthquake 20 km S of Sequndo, Colorado
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 20 km S of Sequndo, Colorado on Sun, Dec 24, 2006, 4:50 AM MST (11:50 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 8 km SSW of Weston, Colorado. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (mblg), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-12-24 11:50:21 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.935° N, 104.750° W
- Region
- New Mexico
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 42°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.48 km SSW of Weston, Colorado · 7206 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 15
- 3.229 km SSW of Weston, Colorado · 7195 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f0wh. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.