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M 3.6ml
Earthquake near Durango, CO
No earthquake was likely felt in Durango in the 24 hours to 9:38 pm MST (04:38 UTC). The last one was M 5.0, 635 km (394 mi) ESE, at 4:21 am MDT on 23 July 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 499 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Durango
This page: a magnitude 3.6 earthquake was recorded 49 km (30 mi) north of Durango, CO, at 7:03 am MST on 10 March 2023 (14:03 UTC), 6.9 km deep. 39 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 16 km S of Ophir, Colorado
- When
- 7:03 am MST on 10 March 2023 ()
- Where
- 49 km (30 mi) north of Durango, CO · earthquakes near Durango
- Magnitude
- M 3.6 (ml)
- Depth
- 6.9 km below the surface
- Felt
- 39 reports · strongest reported intensity IV
- Measured shaking
- intensity IV (ShakeMap)
- Nearest
- San Juan County, 17 km ENE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 763 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 69 km (43 mi) from the epicentre. In Durango, 49 km away, the estimate is intensity II (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.
Likely felt in: Telluride 25 km, intensity III. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 3.8 tons of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 4.6 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 45,000× the energy of this one
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 2,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,400× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 3.6 about 3.8 tons of TNT
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 this one released 7.9× more
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 since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km.
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 37.7120, -107.8469. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan County, CO | 17 km (11 mi) | ENE | earthquakes near San Juan County |
| Hinsdale County, CO | 42 km (26 mi) | ENE | earthquakes near Hinsdale County |
| La Plata County, CO | 47 km (29 mi) | S | earthquakes near La Plata County |
| Ouray County, CO | 49 km (31 mi) | N | earthquakes near Ouray County |
| Dolores County, CO | 58 km (36 mi) | W | earthquakes near Dolores County |
| San Miguel County, CO | 61 km (38 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near San Miguel County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
6 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.6 15 km SSW of Sawpit, Colorado
- 2.5 12 km SE of Silverton, Colorado
- 2.0 6 km NW of Rico, Colorado
- 1.8 16 km WSW of Loghill Village, Colorado
- 2.1 14 km S of Ophir, Colorado
- 2.2 16 km S of Ophir, Colorado
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
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- 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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