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Earthquake Reported Near Craig

'Felt Like An Explosion,' Says Trooper

POSTED: 12:43 p.m. MST January 31, 2002

A small earthquake hit Moffat County on Thursday. No injuries or damage were immediately reported.

The 4.3 magnitude temblor was centered about 20 miles southwest of Craig, said Waverly Person of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center in Golden. Some people in Grand Junction, about 150 miles away, reported feeling the quake, he said.

The Earthquake Center considered it a "light" quake and said it hit at 11:18 a.m.

State Patrol Capt. Gary Torgerson said his office in Craig shook so hard he thought his computer was going to tip over.

"It felt more like a large explosion," Torgerson said of the quake, adding it lasted for about a second. Other residents reported that it lasted for four or five seconds, 7NEWS reported.

Craig is 200 miles northwest of Denver.

Last fall, a dozen quakes ranging from magnitude 2.8 to 4.5 rattled Trinidad in southeastern Colorado.

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