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title	2011 Colorado earthquake
timestamp	2011-08-23 05:46:18
local-date	August 22, 2011
anss-url	usp000j6wm
local-time	23:46:18 MDT
magnitude	5.3
depth	2.6 mi
location
type	Dip-slip
countries affected	Colorado
United States
map2	{{Location map	Colorado
lat	37.07
long	-104.7
mark	Bullseye1.png
marksize	40
position	top
width	250
float	right
caption	}}
intensity

| local-date = August 22, 2011 | anss-url = usp000j6wm | local-time = 23:46:18 MDT United States The 2011 Colorado earthquake occurred on August 22 at 11:46 PM MDT with a moment magnitude of 5.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very Strong). The epicenter of the intraplate earthquake was 10 mi west northwest of Trinidad, Colorado, and 180 mi south of Denver, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). It was the largest natural earthquake to affect Colorado for more than a hundred years.

The earthquake occurred as part of a swarm of smaller quakes that started the previous day. The last time the Colorado region received a series of earthquakes was in 2001, when about a dozen smaller-sized temblors were recorded. The shock occurred as a result of normal faulting and was similar in depth, style and location to the events that made up the 2001 swarm.

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"M5.3 – Colorado". United States Geological Survey.
(2011). "Pager– M 5.3– Colorado". United States Geological Survey.
Johnson, Kirk. (August 23, 2011). "Rare Strong Earthquake Hits Colorado". The New York Times.
(August 23, 2011}}{{dead link). "Minor damage from magnitude-5.3 Colorado quake".
Williams, Alia. (August 23, 2011). "Aftershocks continue to shake Colorado". [[KXRM]].
(August 23, 2011). "No major damage in region in wake of earthquake". [[The Times-Tribune (Scranton)]].

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