Colorado earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km SSW of Fowler, Colorado

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km SSW of Fowler, Colorado on Sat, Sep 16, 2023, 12:22 PM MDT (18:22 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 13 km E of Colorado City, Colorado. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-16 18:22:17 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.031° N, 104.058° W
Region
Colorado
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.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
9

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000kw7w. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC.