What the records say
- When
- 23 Aug 2011
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4
- Where
- Usa
- Coordinates
- 37.06° N, 104.70° W
- Intensity mmi
- 7
- Depth km
- 4
2011 Colorado earthquake
The 2011 Colorado earthquake occurred on August 22 at 11:46 PM MDT with a moment magnitude of 5.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII. The epicenter of the intraplate earthquake was 10 mi (20 km) west northwest of Trinidad, Colorado, and 180 mi (290 km) south of Denver, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). It was the largest natural earthquake to affect Colorado for more than a hundred years.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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