February 17, 2011 Earthquake: Paonia, Colorado, United States
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck Paonia, Colorado, United States on February 17, 2011 at 22:47:21 UTC, 1 km below the surface.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- February 17, 2011
- Time
- 22:47:21 UTC
- Place
- Paonia, Colorado, United States
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ML)
- Focal depth
- 1 km (1 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 38.947° N, 107.497° W
- Country
- United States
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Coal bump. Some damage occurred in a mine near Paonia. (reference #1053)
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 9832.