3.6 Earthquake Strikes Southern Colorado Saturday
The United States Geological Survey recorded a relatively minor earthquake near Trinidad in Las Animas county Saturday night.
The quake measured 3.6 on the Richter scale, and was located 18 miles west of Trinidad at a depth of about three miles. Two hours after it occurred, only four people had reported feeling the quake.
The location is just outside the southwest boundary of the Spanish Peaks State Wildlife area.