Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Colorado City, CO
M 2.5
Latest: 9:41 am MDT on 16 August 2026 · 25 km (15 mi) S of Colorado City, CO
The most recent earthquake near Colorado City was M 2.5, 25 km (15 mi) S of Colorado City, CO, at 9:41 am MDT on 16 August 2026.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 10 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 4
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.9 on 24 August 2016, 23 km (14 mi) N of Colorado City, CO
- Reported felt
- 2 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 10
- 2.5 25 km (15 mi) S of Colorado City, CO
- 2.4 16 km (10 mi) ENE of Colorado City, CO
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) W of Colorado City, CO
- 2.6 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Colorado City, CO · felt by 3
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) E of Colorado City, CO
- 1.6 14 km (9 mi) ENE of Colorado City, CO
- 2.2 14 km (9 mi) E of Colorado City, CO
- 2.3 14 km (9 mi) E of Colorado City, CO
- 2.4 14 km (8 mi) E of Colorado City, CO
- 2.9 23 km (14 mi) N of Colorado City, CO · felt by 4
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Colorado City time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Colorado City are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Colorado City; dots are the 10 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Colorado City.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
Walsenburg 36 km · Pueblo 40 km
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