Colorado earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km N of Segundo, Colorado

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km N of Segundo, Colorado on Thu, Jan 5, 2023, 4:22 PM MST (23:22 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 6 km NNW of Trinidad, Colorado. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-01-05 23:22:00 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.210° N, 104.753° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.726 km S of Weston, Colorado · 1358 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.5Colorado · 1340 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.67 km WNW of El Moro, Colorado · 1340 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.66 km W of El Moro, Colorado · 1340 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.75 km WNW of El Moro, Colorado · 1340 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 3.16 km NNW of Trinidad, Colorado · 1339 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 30
  7. 2.125 km S of Weston, Colorado · 1322 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.626 km S of Weston, Colorado · 1322 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.46 km W of El Moro, Colorado · 1322 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.418 km S of Weston, Colorado · 1316 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.67 km N of Segundo, Colorado · 1314 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.64 km WNW of El Moro, Colorado · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 6
  13. 1.822 km S of Weston, Colorado · 1309 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.08 km N of Segundo, Colorado · 1306 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.88 km N of Segundo, Colorado · 1306 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 2.124 km SSW of Segundo, Colorado · 1376 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.520 km N of Blanca, Colorado · 1376 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.7Colorado · 1376 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.526 km N of Fort Garland, Colorado · 1376 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.522 km N of Blanca, Colorado · 1387 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jkze. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:11 AM UTC.