Do earthquakes occur in Denver or Colorado?

(Denver, Colo.) Given the geological force that created the impressive Rocky Mountains, one would think Colorado and Denver may be home to earthquakes. But during the past several years, no major shakers have rattled Denver. But people living here still should know a thing or two about earthquake safety. Earthquakes can and do occur in Denver and Colorado, although not as often as in places like California. “Colorado is considered an active tectonic province that is essentially being pulled apart where the Rio Grande Rift cuts north/south across the mountainous, central part of the state,” according to the <a href="https://coloradogeologicalsurvey.org/hazards/eq/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Colorado Geological Survey website</a>. “Colorado’s high mountains are a result of uplift on faults (with associated earthquakes) that are part of the rift system. The active landscape of the state-with the still-rising mountains containing thousands of faults-features over 90 potentially active faults and more than 700 recorded earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or higher since 1867.” <a href="https://medium.com/@davidheitz50/do-earthquakes-occur-in-denver-or-colorado-685f992731bd">Learn More</a>