New Mexico earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 30 km S of Sequndo, Colorado

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 30 km S of Sequndo, Colorado on Mon, Jun 5, 2023, 9:30 PM MDT (03:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7 km NNW of El Moro, Colorado. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-06-06 03:30:24 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.849° N, 104.786° W
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, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
11

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000k6k0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC.