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M 2.7ml
Earthquake near Erie, CO
No earthquake was likely felt in Erie in the 24 hours to 1:26 pm MST (20:26 UTC). The last one was M 5.0, 583 km (362 mi) SE, at 4:21 am MDT on 23 July 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 499 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Erie
This page: a magnitude 2.7 earthquake was recorded 8 km (5 mi) southeast of Erie, CO, at 6:08 am MDT on 13 June 2025 (12:08 UTC), 8.9 km deep. 641 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 7 km SE of Erie, Colorado
28 km (18 mi) NNW of Denver, CO · 8 km (5 mi) NE of Broomfield, CO
- When
- 6:08 am MDT on 13 June 2025 ()
- Where
- 8 km (5 mi) southeast of Erie, CO · earthquakes near Erie
- Magnitude
- M 2.7 (ml)
- Depth
- 8.9 km below the surface
- Felt
- 641 reports · strongest reported intensity IV
- Nearest
- Broomfield County, 8 km SW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 442 days ago
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This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 56 km (35 mi) from the epicentre. In Erie, 8 km away, the estimate is intensity III (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Dacono, Lafayette, Todd Creek, Frederick, Firestone, Broomfield.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 340 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.7 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 45,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 32,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 2.8× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.7 about 340 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 5.5 7 km SE of Lochbuie, Colorado · 28 km E of this epicentre
- 5.2 4 km NE of Derby, Colorado · 17 km SSE of this epicentre
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 40.0059, -104.9794. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broomfield County, CO | 8 km (5 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Broomfield County |
| Denver County, CO | 28 km (18 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Denver County |
| Boulder County, CO | 37 km (23 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Boulder County |
| Gilpin County, CO | 50 km (31 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Gilpin County |
| Jefferson County, CO | 53 km (33 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Jefferson County |
| Adams County, CO | 57 km (35 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Adams County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
1 earthquake has been recorded within 50 km since this one.
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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