Magnitude 3.9 Quake Hits Near New Mexico-Colorado Line
TRINIDAD, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey has downgraded the strength of a small earthquake near the New Mexico-Colorado border.
Geophysicist Don Blakeman says Tuesday's quake had a magnitude of 3.9.
Initial reports put the magnitude at 4.5.
The quake struck just before 11 a.m. and was centered about 26 miles west-southwest of Trinidad, Colorado.
Authorities in Las Animas County, Colorado, and in New Mexico's Colfax and Taos counties say there are no reports of damage.
(© Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
