Earthquake History Of Colorado

Historical documents and other sources were checked at state research libraries and repositories, and at regional and national federal archives, including the National Archives in Washington, DC, the Federal Records Service, Region 8 in the Denver Federal Center, the research library at the Colorado Historical Society, the Western History collection at the Denver Public Library, the State of Colorado Library and Archives, the University of Colorado Western Historical Collection, and Colorado State University's Special Collection.

Colorado has long been considered an area of low seismicity with only a minor potential for future earthquakes. Recent geological and geophysical investigations, however, have discovered several active faults that are capable of generating future damaging earthquakes and numerous investigations suggest Colorado is a moderately active earthquake area and in time larger earthquakes than yet have been experienced can occur.

Colorado's serene natural scenery is legendary---however, all is not calm in Colorado. Floods, wildfires, avalanches, and even earthquakes make living in the state an adventure! In this informative and engaing book written for young readers, Lisa Gardiner explains the history and science of Colorad's natural disasters with amazing photos and fun illustrations.