Over the past 30 days, Colorado has recorded 4 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or greater in our tracker. The remaining 4 fell in the M2.5–M3.9 band. By depth: 4 shallow (<70 km). 3 events produced at least one felt report, totalling 6 citizen submissions to the USGS Did You Feel It? system. Focal depths ranged from 5.0 km to 8.5 km. All 4 solutions have been reviewed by a USGS seismologist.
Each row in the table below includes a narrative summary of the event, ordered by time. Use the column headers to sort or filter by magnitude.
| Time ↓ | Mag ↕ | Location ↕ | Depth ↕ | Felt ↕ | MMI | Alert | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026-07-02 2026-07-02 06:18:18 UTC | 2.8ml | 16 km SSE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado 37.010°, -104.986° | 8.5 km | 1 | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
On July 2, 2026, Colorado registered a magnitude 2.8 earthquake 16 km SSE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado at 06:18 UTC. This is the deepest earthquake in the current dataset — a shallow crustal event. See the M2.8 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2026-06-25 2026-06-25 18:21:36 UTC | 3.1ml | 18 km SSW of Weston, Colorado 36.989°, -104.945° | 6.1 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake was recorded 18 km SSW of Weston, Colorado on June 25, 2026 at 18:21 UTC. See the M3.1 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2026-06-20 2026-06-20 21:04:10 UTC | 2.9ml | 14 km SSE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado 37.040°, -104.960° | 5.0 km | 1 | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
Seismographs logged a magnitude 2.9 earthquake 14 km SSE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado with origin time 21:04 UTC on June 20, 2026. Coming 4 hours after a magnitude 3.8 earthquake in the immediate vicinity, it is most likely an aftershock of that larger rupture. This is the shallowest earthquake in the current dataset — a shallow crustal event. See the M2.9 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2026-06-20 2026-06-20 17:32:12 UTC | 3.8mwr | 16 km SSE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado 37.005°, -104.993° | 7.5 km | 4 | IV | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
On June 20, 2026 at 17:32 UTC, a magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 16 km SSE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado. It is the largest earthquake currently listed for Colorado over the past 30 days. See the M3.8 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
16 km SSE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado
2026-06-20
18 km SSW of Weston, Colorado
2026-05-07
Data from USGS Earthquake Hazards Program. Updated every 5 minutes.
Colorado has relatively low natural seismicity, though some areas have experienced increased earthquake activity related to fluid injection from oil and gas operations.
In 2026, Colorado has recorded 20 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or greater so far. The largest earthquake in Colorado in 2026 was a magnitude 4.1 event near Weston, Colorado.
Colorado has a Low seismic risk level based on historical earthquake data and proximity to active fault lines.
Over the past 30 days, there have been 4 recorded earthquakes in this region. The largest recent earthquake was a magnitude 3.8 event near 16 km SSE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado.
In the past 30 days, 4 earthquakes have been recorded in the Colorado region.
The largest recent earthquake in the Colorado area was a magnitude 3.8 event that occurred 16 km SSE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado.
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