Editing Colorado (section)

===Earthquakes===

Despite its mountainous terrain, Colorado experiences less seismic activity than states like California and Alaska. There are over 90 potentially active faults, and since 1867, Colorado has experienced 700 recorded earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or higher.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Earthquakes |url=https://coloradogeologicalsurvey.org/hazards/eq/ |access-date=November 27, 2024 |website=[[Colorado Geological Survey]]}}</ref> The U.S. [[National Earthquake Information Center]] is located in [[Golden, Colorado|Golden]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) |url=https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/national-earthquake-information-center-neic |access-date=November 27, 2024 |website=[[United States Geological Survey]]}}</ref>

On August 22, 2011, a [[2011 Colorado earthquake|5.3 magnitude earthquake]] occurred {{convert|9|mi|km}} west-southwest of the city of [[Trinidad, Colorado|Trinidad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/US2/36.38.-106.-104.php |title=Recent Earthquakes in the U.S.|date=January 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117052953/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/US2/36.38.-106.-104.php|archive-date=January 17, 2013|publisher=U.S. Geological Survey}}</ref> There were no casualties and only a small amount of damage was reported. It was the second-largest earthquake in Colorado's history, the largest being a [[1882 Fort Collins earthquake|magnitude 6.6 earthquake]], recorded in 1882.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Admin |first=CGS |date=1882-11-08 |title=Case Study: The Big One - Colorado Geological Survey |url=https://coloradogeologicalsurvey.org/1882/46696-case-study-the-big-one/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |work=Colorado Geological Survey |language=en-US}}</ref> Four minor earthquakes rattled Colorado on August 24, 2018, ranging from magnitude 2.9 to 4.3.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.outtherecolorado.com/four-earthquakes-rumble-in-colorado/|title=Four earthquakes rumble Colorado overnight {{!}} OutThere Colorado|date=August 24, 2018|work=OutThere Colorado|access-date=September 10, 2018|archive-date=September 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910204557/https://www.outtherecolorado.com/four-earthquakes-rumble-in-colorado/|url-status=dead}}</ref> {{As of|June 2020}}, there were 525 recorded earthquakes in Colorado since 1973, a majority of which range 2&nbsp;to 3.5 on the Richter scale.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://gazette.com/news/earthquakes-reported-overnight-in-colorado/article_4175d3a8-a7ae-11e8-906e-63e6d8b74878.html|title=3 earthquakes reported overnight in Colorado|last=Forster|first=Liz|work=Colorado Springs Gazette|access-date=|date = 14 June 2020}}</ref>