New Mexico earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 24 km S of Weston, Colorado

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 24 km S of Weston, Colorado on Thu, May 4, 2023, 2:30 AM MDT (08:30 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 24 km S of Weston, Colorado. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-05-04 08:30:55 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.913° N, 104.846° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
12

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000k9f2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.