Weston, Colorado – A minor earthquake rattled parts of southern Colorado early Saturday morning, shaking the area 29 kilometers south of Weston just after 2 a.m.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the magnitude 2.6 quake struck at 2:13 a.m. Mountain Time with a depth of 5 kilometers. The epicenter is located near the Colorado-New Mexico border, about 45 miles northwest of Raton and close to remote parts of Las Animas County.
While no damage or injuries have been reported, residents in the vicinity may have felt a faint jolt, especially in quiet rural communities during the overnight hours. The tremor was too small to pose significant risk, but it’s part of ongoing low-level seismic activity in the Raton Basin, an area with a history of minor quakes, some linked to deep injection wells.
Local emergency services have not issued any alerts, and no disruptions to infrastructure or utilities have been confirmed.
Anyone who felt the shaking is encouraged to submit a report to the USGS “Did You Feel It?” page to help track community-level impacts.
USGS scientists continue to monitor seismic activity in southern Colorado, but no further tremors are expected at this time.
