Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Telluride, CO
M 2.6
Latest: 5:41 am MDT on 16 May 2026 · 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Telluride, CO
The most recent earthquake near Telluride was M 2.6, 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Telluride, CO, at 5:41 am MDT on 16 May 2026.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 10 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 1
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.6 on 10 March 2023, 25 km (16 mi) S of Telluride, CO
- Reported felt
- 4 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 14
- 2.6 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Telluride, CO
- 2.5 31 km (20 mi) SE of Telluride, CO
- 2.0 33 km (20 mi) SW of Telluride, CO
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Telluride, CO
- 2.1 23 km (14 mi) S of Telluride, CO
- 2.2 25 km (16 mi) S of Telluride, CO · felt by 4
- 3.6 25 km (16 mi) S of Telluride, CO · felt by 39
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) N of Telluride, CO · felt by 27
- 1.7 17 km (11 mi) SSE of Telluride, CO
- 1.6 40 km (25 mi) WSW of Telluride, CO
- 3.1 30 km (18 mi) WSW of Telluride, CO · felt by 3
- 2.5 30 km (19 mi) WSW of Telluride, CO
- 2.9 39 km (24 mi) SW of Telluride, CO
- 2.7 30 km (18 mi) WSW of Telluride, 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 Telluride time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Telluride are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Telluride; dots are the 10 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Telluride:
- 5.5 15 km E of Colona, Colorado · 44 km NNE of Telluride
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Busted Boiler fault, 26 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
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- Earthquakes in Colorado, with the state's activity score
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