The U.S. Geological Survey recorded an earthquake early Friday morning in the northern part of the Denver metro area.
The 2.9 magnitude quake was recorded in Dacono, about 30 miles north of Denver, around 6 a.m. and was felt by hundreds of people, according to the Geological Survey.
Despite being felt, it was considered a relatively weak earthquake. The Richter scale, which is the tool used to measure the strength of earthquakes, goes up to 10, and the U.S. Geological Survey says there are over 1 million earthquakes worldwide under a 3 on the scale each year…