The November 26, 1967 earthquake
M5.2near Derby, Colorado
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake 3.1 miles deep, centred in Adams County. The 4th strongest in Colorado’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles since a magnitude 5.5 on August 9, 1967.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2
- body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 3.1 mi
- 5.0 km below the surface
- Local time
- Sunday, November 26, 1967
- 22:09 MST; 05:09 UTC on Nov 27, 1967
- In Colorado’s record
- 4th
- strongest of 543 since 1900
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event ushis2979 (“4 km NE of Derby, Colorado”). The USGS event page carries the ShakeMap, felt reports and the official summary.
Counties and cities within 50 miles
Distance from the epicentre to each county boundary (zero when inside) and to each city centre.
Counties
- Adams CountyCO · inside
- Denver CountyCO · 4.0 mi
- Broomfield CountyCO · 8.0 mi
- Arapahoe CountyCO · 9.0 mi
- Jefferson CountyCO · 9.7 mi
- Weld CountyCO · 10.0 mi
- Boulder CountyCO · 11.0 mi
- Douglas CountyCO · 23.3 mi
- Elbert CountyCO · 24.0 mi
- Gilpin CountyCO · 27.8 mi
- Larimer CountyCO · 28.6 mi
- Clear Creek CountyCO · 28.8 mi
- Park CountyCO · 34.7 mi
- Morgan CountyCO · 39.7 mi
- Grand CountyCO · 41.9 mi
Cities, largest first
- DenverCO · 7.5 mi
- AuroraCO · 14.0 mi
- Fort CollinsCO · 47.9 mi
- LakewoodCO · 17.3 mi
- ThorntonCO · 4.8 mi
- ArvadaCO · 14.6 mi
- WestminsterCO · 9.7 mi
- GreeleyCO · 38.0 mi
- CentennialCO · 19.3 mi
- BoulderCO · 22.4 mi
- LongmontCO · 23.7 mi
- Castle RockCO · 34.1 mi
Earthquakes around the epicentre
4 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles of this epicentre since 1973.
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. Local time is the time zone of the county nearest the epicentre. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them.