Colorado earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8 km NNE of Weston, Colorado

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Weston, Colorado on Mon, Apr 8, 2024, 4:24 PM MDT (22:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 8 km NNW of El Moro, Colorado. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-04-08 22:24:13 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.197° N, 104.801° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km NNW of Hoehne, Colorado · 907 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.925 km S of Weston, Colorado · 904 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.716 km SSE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado · 903 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.76 km N of Hoehne, Colorado · 899 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.521 km SSE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado · 895 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.98 km NNW of El Moro, Colorado · 893 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.48 km NNW of El Moro, Colorado · 893 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.58 km NNW of El Moro, Colorado · 892 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.610 km WNW of Hoehne, Colorado · 892 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.58 km NNW of El Moro, Colorado · 892 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.18 km N of El Moro, Colorado · 892 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.59 km NNW of El Moro, Colorado · 892 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.69 km NNW of El Moro, Colorado · 886 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.56 km NNW of El Moro, Colorado · 883 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.514 km SSW of Weston, Colorado · 875 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.316 km SSW of Weston, Colorado · 871 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.525 km SSW of Segundo, Colorado · 871 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.716 km S of Weston, Colorado · 868 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.625 km SSW of Segundo, Colorado · 860 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.527 km S of Segundo, Colorado · 860 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.015 km SW of Weston, Colorado · 853 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.910 km NNW of El Moro, Colorado · 852 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.013 km SW of Weston, Colorado · 851 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 1.78 km N of Valdez, Colorado · 923 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.224 km S of Weston, Colorado · 927 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.527 km SSW of Segundo, Colorado · 932 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.612 km S of Stonewall Gap, Colorado · 934 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.614 km SSE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado · 935 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mxes. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.