Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Milliken, CO
No earthquake was likely felt in Milliken in the 24 hours to 2:44 am MST (09:44 UTC). The last one was M 5.0, 598 km (371 mi) SE, at 4:21 am MDT on 23 July 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 499 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.9
Latest: 8:02 am MDT on 30 March 2019 · 24 km (15 mi) NE of Milliken, CO
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Milliken was M 2.9, 24 km (15 mi) NE of Milliken, CO, at 8:02 am MDT on 30 March 2019, 6 km deep. The estimated shaking in Milliken was intensity III (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Milliken since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Milliken in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 0 · since 2016, about one every 6 months
- Last 12 months
- 0
- Since 2016
- 22 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.0 on 6 November 2016, 24 km (15 mi) NE of Milliken, CO
- Reported felt
- 6 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses
If you felt one
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- Expect aftershocks, and be ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On if you feel one; if you are in a damaged building, go outside and move away from it (Ready.gov, FEMA; what to do during and after an earthquake)
- Earthquakes in Colorado — with the state's activity score
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The last 30 days
The latest 22
- 2.3 8 km (5 mi) SE of Milliken, CO · felt by 1
- 2.3 21 km (13 mi) NE of Milliken, CO
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) NE of Milliken, CO
- 2.9 24 km (15 mi) NE of Milliken, CO
- 2.3 25 km (16 mi) NE of Milliken, CO
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Milliken, CO
- 2.3 24 km (15 mi) NE of Milliken, CO
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) NE of Milliken, CO
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) NE of Milliken, CO · felt by 1
- 1.8 21 km (13 mi) NE of Milliken, CO
- 2.0 25 km (15 mi) ENE of Milliken, CO
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) NE of Milliken, CO
- 3.0 24 km (15 mi) NE of Milliken, CO · felt by 26
- 2.7 24 km (15 mi) NE of Milliken, CO · felt by 77
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) NE of Milliken, CO
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NE of Milliken, CO
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Milliken, CO
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) NE of Milliken, CO
- 2.3 24 km (15 mi) NE of Milliken, CO · felt by 4
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) NE of Milliken, CO
- 2.6 23 km (15 mi) NNE of Milliken, CO · felt by 1
- 1.8 22 km (14 mi) NE of Milliken, CO
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 Milliken time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Milliken are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Milliken; dots are the 22 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Milliken
The strongest shaking in Milliken from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 3.0 on 6 November 2016, 24 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.
| Magnitude | When | Distance | Shaking in Milliken (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 3.0 | 24 km | III · Weak · felt by 26 | |
| M 2.9 | 24 km | III · Weak | |
| M 2.7 | 24 km | III · Weak · felt by 77 | |
| M 2.3 | 8 km | III · Weak · felt by 1 | |
| M 2.6 | 23 km | II · Weak · felt by 1 |
An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Milliken:
- 5.5 7 km SE of Lochbuie, Colorado · 45 km SSE of Milliken
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces
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