A magnitude 3.4 earthquake near Stonewall Gap is the Raton Basin's second in eight days

An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 struck Las Animas County at 3:34 a.m. Sunday, November 8, about 5 miles south-southeast of Stonewall Gap and 9 miles southwest of Weston, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was in the hills of the upper Purgatoire River country, about 6 miles north of the New Mexico line. No damage or injuries were reported.