Hi All. I’m finding a lot of material concerning the possible cause of the quakes near Trinidad, Colorado, but so far nothing that says in fact that volcanism is the most probable cause only that it is starting to lean that way.

The Raton-Clayton field is elongated northwest-southeast, the axis extending from near Trinidad, Colorado, 140 km southeastward to Clayton, New Mexico.

Volcanic fields are usually 60 or more miles across, and contain tens to several hundred separate volcanoes. Each volcano consists mainly of cinders, spatters, and dark lava flows. The volcanoes do not all form at the same time. Instead, several thousand years may pass between the eruption and formation of each volcano.

It has been 62,000 years since the eruption of Capulin volcano, so it could be time for another one to be born. Take Care…Don in creepy town

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