Unusually strong earthquake in Colorado / New Mexico, United States – Roads have been damaged
Last update: August 23, 2011 at 2:11 pm by By Armand Vervaeck and James Daniell
Earthquake overview : After having experienced a foreshock with a magnitude of 4.6 at 5:30 PM on August 22, a second strong mainshock measuring 5.3 magnitude (5.5 initially reported) scared the Trinidad, Raton area.
Landscape near Trinidad, Colorado – Panoramio image courtesy Slakingfool – http://www.panoramio.com/photo/31935674
UPDATE : A few homes have been damaged during this earthquake. No collapsed homes, but cracks in walls, broken windows, collapsed chimneys, etc. Earthquake-Report.com labels this as ‘minor damage’
UPDATE : Report from a girl on facebook : My father lives West of Trinidad (epicenter area ER) (Valdez-Segundo area) His chimney collapsed, walls were cracked, dishes broken. Some objects fell off the wall, but luckily everybody is safe.
UPDATE : Colorado State Patrol is reporting there is damage to I25 near mile markers 5 and 8. That is south of Trinidad, near the New Mexico border. Las Animas County reports damage to highway 12. They also say there is structural damage to some buildings in the area.
to read more, go to: http://earthquake-report.com/2011/08/23/unusually-strong-earthquake-in-colorado-new-mexico-united-states/