{"id":505,"date":"2026-05-18T18:03:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T18:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=505"},"modified":"2026-05-18T18:03:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T18:03:21","slug":"small-earthquakes-shake-southern-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=505","title":{"rendered":"Small earthquakes shake southern Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Sensors in southern Colorado recorded a small earthquake near Walsenburg early Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=503\">Pedestrian killed in crash with RTD train in Denver<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 3.0-magnitude earthquake shook land roughly 3 miles southwest of Walsenburg just before 6:30 a.m. Monday, according to a report from the U.S. Geological Survey. This magnitude of earthquake is typically categorized as \u201cweak\u201d and does not cause significant damage, according to the agency.<\/p>\n<p>A field manager with the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and local authorities were investigating the earthquake on Monday to determine if it impacted the community, according to state officials.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=502\">Judge allows gun and notebook as evidence at Mangione\u2019s trial in UnitedHealthcare CEO\u2019s killing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another weak earthquake, roughly 2.3 in magnitude, was recorded roughly 4 miles southwest of Walsenburg late Sunday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. 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