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Earthquakes near Paonia, CO

Recorded earthquakes within 100 km of Paonia (population 1,405), shown in local time (America/Denver).

Latest quake near Paonia: M2.3 · Aug 31, 2026, 05:21 AM local time · 59 km NW of the city · 8 km deep

The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 2 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.

past hourpast daypast weekearlier in the last 90 daysbiggest on recordbigger dot = stronger quake
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M3.6largest in 10 years

In the last 30 days, 0 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Paonia. The biggest quake on record near Paonia — records go back to 1980 — was the M4.4 of Sep 13, 1994, 06:01 UTC: 17 km N of Sawpit, Colorado.

Biggest on record (since 1980) · M4.4 in 1994Big enough to feel last year (M4+) · 0

Latest earthquakes near Paonia

MagLocationLocal timeDepthDistance
M2.315 km WSW of Collbran, ColoradoAug 31, 2026, 05:21 AM8 km59 km NW
M2.014 km NE of Fruita, ColoradoAug 17, 2026, 01:44 AM1 km98 km WNW
M2.810 km NE of Redstone, ColoradoJun 05, 2026, 10:42 PM9 km56 km NE
M2.612 km S of Mulford, ColoradoFeb 05, 2026, 05:18 PM6 km61 km NE
M2.16 km NNW of Chacra, ColoradoNov 18, 2025, 08:41 AM7 km86 km N
M3.234 km W of Delta, ColoradoApr 03, 2025, 05:07 AM5 km78 km WSW
M3.13 km NW of Glenwood Springs, ColoradoFeb 01, 2019, 01:58 AM2 km81 km NNE
M3.24 km NNW of Glenwood Springs, ColoradoDec 11, 2018, 04:15 AM5 km83 km NNE
M3.65 km NNW of Glenwood Springs, ColoradoDec 11, 2018, 04:13 AM1 km83 km NNE
M3.48 km NNW of No Name, ColoradoDec 11, 2018, 03:02 AM4 km87 km NNE

Earthquakes per year near Paonia (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)

'161'173'181'19'20'21'22'23'241'25'26 YTD

M3.0–3.9   M4.0+

Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.

What the last year looked like near Paonia

How big they were
M1.5–2.00 (0%)
M2.0–3.05 (100%)
M3.0–4.00 (0%)
M4.0–5.00 (0%)
M5.0+0 (0%)
How deep they were
0–10 km5 (100%)
10–30 km0 (0%)
30–70 km0 (0%)
70+ km0 (0%)

Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 5 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.

The 2 biggest earthquakes on record near Paonia (M4.0 and up, since 1980)

MagLocationDate (UTC)Distance
M4.417 km N of Sawpit, ColoradoSep 13, 1994, 06:01 UTC86 km
M4.011 km NNE of Chacra, ColoradoAug 09, 2001, 22:38 UTC90 km

Nearby places

Cedaredge, CO (29 km) · Orchard City, CO (33 km) · Delta, CO (44 km) · Montrose, CO (50 km) · Olathe, CO (45 km)

USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 18:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 18:45 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.