Hazards
March 20, 2020
Trenching the Cheraw Fault in Southeastern Colorado
One of the missions of the CGS is to better understand the various geological risks that face the residents of…
earthquake
Hazards
July 9, 2017
What to do before, during, and after an earthquake
Earthquakes strike suddenly, violently, and without warning. While Colorado is not as seismically active as some places, it does have…
Hazards
September 3, 2016
CGS seismometer array
The CGS recently installed the first of five new seismic recording stations that will collect information on seismic events around…
Hazards
August 22, 2011
Case Study: The Trinidad, Colorado Earthquakes
Originally published in 2011 by Vincent Matthews, former State Geologist at the CGS Around midnight on August 22, 2011,…
General
February 28, 2008
The biggest, the best, the first, and the most diverse…
We have a free 8.5- x 11-inch (pdf) geologic map of Colorado containing Geo-Whizology of Colorado…