Earthquake In The 1960's
In the 1960’s the earthquake that was the most destructive was a magnitude 4.8 on August 9, 1967. Centered near Commerce city caused more than a million dollars in damage to Denver and northern homes. A earthquake measured at magnitude 4.5 followed three months later in November 1967. Published articles speculate that a magnitude 6.0 is possible on the fault that runs under the Rocky Mountain Arsenal causing more than 10 billion dollars in damage. Due to the deep injection of liquid waste into a borehole, numerous earthquakes occurred some of which caused damage but devastating earthquakes that we are not prepared for may