Small earthquake hits town north of Denver early Friday morning
Dacono residents may have felt a 2.9 magnitude earthquake that was reported by the United States Geological Survey.
Early Friday morning, Dacono residents may have felt a 2.9 magnitude earthquake that was reported by the United States Geological Survey.
The earthquake, which reached a depth of 8.2 km, was recorded at 6:08 a.m. Friday, according to the survey’s webpage.
The webpage did not state how long the earthquake lasted.
In the tectonic summary, scientists wrote that there are few earthquakes east of the Rockies and “most earthquakes in North America east of the Rockies occur as faulting within bedrock, usually miles deep.”
Anyone who felt the earthquake can report it to the survey at tinyurl.com/ys2e4338.
Updated 8:08 a.m. Friday, June 13, 2025: Because of a reporter’s error, the time of the earthquake initially was misreported. The earthquake was reported at 6:08 a.m.
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