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New Mexico Earthquake - May 13, 2016

Earthquake Near Four-Corners Area

By Chris Sorensen

University of Utah seismograph stations recorded a magnitude 2.8 earthquake 60 miles south of Durango Friday morning (May 13, 2016).

The quake was recorded at 7:23 a.m. and located 12 miles northwest of Shiprock, New Mexico, just across the southern border of Colorado.

The area is part of the Colorado Plateau in an area where earthquakes are generally small – in the magnitude 2-4 range.

No reports of damage were available.