Colorado earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14 km S of Stonewall Gap, Colorado

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14 km S of Stonewall Gap, Colorado on Fri, Sep 8, 2023, 2:15 PM MDT (20:15 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 13 km SSE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-08 20:15:27 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.022° N, 105.012° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
10

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ldcw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC.