DENVER (KDVR) — An earthquake was recorded in Colorado on Friday morning, but it likely wasn't felt by most of the state.

The United States Geological Survey recorded an earthquake near St. Vrain in Dacono, Colorado, at 6:08 a.m. with a 2.9 magnitude. Pinpoint Weather Meteorologist Greg Perez said the magnitude is like someone touching the back of your chair.

While this is considered a weak earthquake, people in the area felt it.

Several people reported feeling the earthquake to the U.S. agency. People in Broomfield, Lafayette, Denver, Longmont, Dacono, Erie, Frederick and Brighton said they felt a weak earthquake.

Earthquakes happen when there are sudden movements of the Earth along a fault that cause shaking at the surface, according to the Colorado Geological Survey. While it's uncommon for an earthquake to cause major damage in Colorado, it's not exactly rare for Colorado to see earthquakes.

The agency said Colorado is an "active tectonic province" with still-rising mountains that have thousands of faults, including 90 potentially active faults and more than 700 recorded earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or higher since 1867.

Most of these earthquakes are hardly felt, but the agency said the state has experienced magnitudes of 6.5 or higher and human-triggered earthquakes in recorded history, and it could periodically see larger earthquakes in the future.