Colorado earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13 km SW of Weston, Colorado

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Weston, Colorado on Sun, Apr 16, 2023, 6:39 AM MDT (12:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km N of Segundo, Colorado. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-04-16 12:39:30 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.040° N, 104.947° W
Region
Colorado
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514 km SSE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado · 1267 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.56 km NNW of Segundo, Colorado · 1267 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.66 km W of El Moro, Colorado · 1267 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.17 km N of Segundo, Colorado · 1266 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.7Colorado · 1265 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.87 km N of Segundo, Colorado · 1265 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.74 km NNW of Hoehne, Colorado · 1260 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.921 km NE of Hoehne, Colorado · 1259 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.77 km N of Segundo, Colorado · 1254 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.527 km S of Segundo, Colorado · 1253 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.333 km WSW of Raton, New Mexico · 1251 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  12. 3.48 km N of Segundo, Colorado · 1250 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 7
  13. 2.024 km S of Weston, Colorado · 1249 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 3.324 km S of Weston, Colorado · 1248 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.56 km NNW of El Moro, Colorado · 1247 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.67 km N of Segundo, Colorado · 1246 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.68 km N of Segundo, Colorado · 1245 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.17 km N of Segundo, Colorado · 1244 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.78 km N of Segundo, Colorado · 1244 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.38 km N of Segundo, Colorado · 1243 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.57 km N of El Moro, Colorado · 1243 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  22. 3.115 km SW of Weston, Colorado · 1239 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 5
  23. 2.818 km S of Stonewall Gap, Colorado · 1236 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.731 km S of Segundo, Colorado · 1234 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 1.510 km NNE of Weston, Colorado · 1232 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 2.17 km WNW of Hoehne, Colorado · 1231 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.5New Mexico · 1230 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.616 km SSW of Weston, Colorado · 1230 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.9New Mexico · 1229 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.613 km SW of Weston, Colorado · 1222 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.110 km SW of Weston, Colorado · 1222 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.37 km N of El Moro, Colorado · 1221 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 3.26 km NW of El Moro, Colorado · 1221 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 26
  34. 2.88 km N of El Moro, Colorado · 1220 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 6
  35. 1.532 km S of Segundo, Colorado · 1217 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.930 km S of Sequndo, Colorado · 1217 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.715 km S of Weston, Colorado · 1216 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 1.621 km S of Segundo, Colorado · 1216 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 1.716 km S of Weston, Colorado · 1214 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.516 km S of Weston, Colorado · 1213 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.38 km N of El Moro, Colorado · 1213 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.611 km SSE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado · 1210 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 1.57 km N of Segundo, Colorado · 1273 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.0Colorado · 1278 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.07 km N of Segundo, Colorado · 1278 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.519 km S of Weston, Colorado · 1279 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.1Colorado · 1280 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.812 km SSE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado · 1284 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.816 km NNE of Weston, Colorado · 1287 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.011 km NNW of Segundo, Colorado · 1287 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.76 km NNE of Segundo, Colorado · 1288 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.88 km N of Segundo, Colorado · 1289 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 3.84 km WNW of Hoehne, Colorado · 1295 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 54
  12. 2.98 km N of Segundo, Colorado · 1296 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 10
  13. 2.28 km N of Segundo, Colorado · 1297 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kbu2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC.