M4.4 earthquake 8 km SSW of Weston, Colorado
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Weston, Colorado on Wed, Jan 3, 2007, 7:34 AM MST (14:34 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mwr), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-01-03 14:34:38 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.067° N, 104.895° W
- Region
- Colorado
- Felt reports
- 15
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
15 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 205°, dip 50°, rake -60°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 343°, dip 48°, rake -121°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 43°
- Stations used
- 34
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
- 3.229 km SSW of Weston, Colorado · 7191 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.13 km SSW of Segundo, Colorado · 7149 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f1mr (also filed as us2007xcar). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.