Minor quake shakes southwestern Colorado
Associated Press
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
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RIDGWAY A minor earthquake shook a largely rural area in southwestern Colorado on Tuesday but no damage or injuries were immediately reported.
The U.S. Geological Survey in Golden said quake measured 3.3 and the epicenter was about 14 miles west of Ridgway, a town of 850 about 190 miles southwest of Denver.
Some residents reported their houses shook but others mistook it for a slamming door or a truck rumbling by.
It hit at about 12:30 p.m.
"It probably just tremored for about five seconds," said Jennifer Dinsmore, a spokeswoman for the San Miguel County Sheriffs Office. "I actually thought somebody slammed a door downstairs."
Two Telluride residents reported feeling their homes shake, said Tracey Woodrow, an office assistant for the Telluride town marshal.
"I thought it was a big truck going past our building in the back," she said.
USGS geophysicist Don Blakeman said earthquakes are "not uncommon" in Colorado.
"Back in 94, pretty much the same location, there was a little swarm of earthquakes," he said. "The largest was 4.6, considerably larger than this."
On the Web: USGS Earthquake Information Center: earthquake.usgs.gov
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