Tag: earthquake
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Strongest earthquake since 2023 rocks area southwest of Trinidad
An earthquake less than a mile south of the Colorado-New Mexico state line near Interstate 25 on Thursday morning was felt as far north as Pueblo, according to the United States Geological Survey. The 4.0-magnitude earthquake is the strongest to impact Colorado since 2023, when two earthquakes registered 4.0 and 4.1 on the Richter scale…
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A White Christmas in Colorado Springs is rare, but what about an earthquake?
By O’Dell Isaac The National Weather Service definition of a white Christmas focuses on how much snow is on the ground on Dec. 25. According to the weather agency, if there is at least 1 inch of snow on the ground on Christmas and greater than 0.5 inches falling during the day, then it qualifies.…
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A Christmas earthquake in Colorado Springs? It’s happened before
According to the National Weather Service in Pueblo, the chances for a White Christmas are fairly slim this year. But a shaky Christmas, in the form of an earthquake, is not completely out of the question. It has happened before. On Dec. 25, 1994, just after noon, a 4.0 magnitude earthquake was felt on the…