The bear first gained fame after it was spotted wandering around neighborhoods and was caught on videos that were posted on social media and showed on national television.
Still, power was knocked out from many residents, roads were ripped apart, buildings were damaged, and more than a thousand aftershocks of magnitude 1.5 or greater have struck since Friday's quake.
Despite the explosion and the debris that fell from the plane onto some populated areas of Denver, no one was hurt either on the aircraft or on the ground.
It ripped up a hotel, tore off part of a church's roof, struck a high school, damaged or destroyed homes and businesses and scattered power lines and debris across the roads.