Colorado earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 13 km SSE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado on Wed, Sep 6, 2023, 10:04 AM MDT (16:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 8 km NNW of Segundo, Colorado. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-06 16:04:15 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.038° N, 104.984° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
9

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ldd7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:37 PM UTC.