M2.6 earthquake 35 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico

Magnitude

2.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Wed, Apr 22, 2020, 11:34 PM CDT

UTC

2020-04-23 04:34:53 UTC

Depth

9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.044° N, 103.765° W

Region

Texas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.2 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

51°

Stations used

18

• Mentone, TexasPopulation 19. Forecast41 kmNNW
• Carlsbad, New MexicoPopulation 28,957. Forecast61 kmSE
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast134 kmW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast257 kmE

After

1. 2.961 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Apr 25, 10:00 AM CDT · 2348 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
2. 3.356 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Apr 30, 12:24 AM CDT · 2344 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
3. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Apr 30, 1:27 AM CDT · 2344 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
4. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, May 1, 12:46 AM CDT · 2343 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
5. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, May 1, 12:49 AM CDT · 2343 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
6. 2.556 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, May 1, 1:33 AM CDT · 2343 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
7. 2.656 km NW of Toyah, TexasWed, May 6, 4:50 AM CDT · 2338 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
8. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, May 7, 5:59 AM CDT · 2337 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
9. 2.859 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, May 8, 5:57 PM CDT · 2335 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
10. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, May 11, 4:28 PM CDT · 2332 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
11. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, May 12, 12:38 PM CDT · 2331 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
12. 3.558 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, May 13, 6:52 AM CDT · 2331 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
13. 3.043 km W of Mentone, TexasWed, May 13, 3:39 PM CDT · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
14. 2.519 km ESE of Lindsay, TexasMon, May 18, 8:15 AM CDT · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
15. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, May 21, 3:47 PM CDT · 2322 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
16. 2.14 km E of Lindsay, TexasThu, May 21, 11:06 PM CDT · 2322 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
17. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, May 22, 12:08 AM CDT · 2322 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
18. 2.956 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, May 22, 5:48 AM CDT · 2322 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
19. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, May 26, 3:07 PM CDT · 2317 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
20. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, May 26, 4:21 PM CDT · 2317 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
21. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, May 31, 8:29 AM CDT · 2313 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
22. 2.652 km WNW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jun 5, 6:49 PM CDT · 2307 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
23. 2.557 km NW of Toyah, TexasTue, Jun 9, 5:00 PM CDT · 2303 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
24. 2.510 km NW of Goldsmith, TexasWed, Jun 10, 10:24 AM CDT · 2302 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
25. 2.947 km NW of Toyah, TexasThu, Jun 11, 2:15 AM CDT · 2302 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
26. 2.649 km NW of Toyah, TexasFri, Jun 12, 1:26 AM CDT · 2301 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
27. 2.758 km S of Whites City, New MexicoTue, Jun 16, 10:43 PM CDT · 2296 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1

Before

1. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Apr 17, 5:11 PM CDT · 2356 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
2. 3.256 km S of Whites City, New MexicoThu, Apr 16, 8:01 AM CDT · 2358 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
3. 3.140 km W of Mentone, TexasTue, Apr 14, 5:17 AM CDT · 2360 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
4. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New MexicoMon, Apr 13, 4:54 PM CDT · 2360 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
5. 2.9western TexasMon, Apr 13, 5:22 AM CDT · 2361 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
6. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSun, Apr 12, 12:57 AM CDT · 2362 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
7. 3.456 km S of Whites City, New MexicoSat, Apr 11, 10:11 PM CDT · 2362 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
8. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Apr 3, 10:23 PM CDT · 2370 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
9. 2.753 km SSW of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Apr 3, 3:49 PM CDT · 2370 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
10. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New MexicoFri, Apr 3, 2:57 PM CDT · 2370 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
11. 2.63 km ESE of Lindsay, TexasThu, Apr 2, 8:32 AM CDT · 2372 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
12. 2.953 km S of Whites City, New MexicoWed, Apr 1, 9:29 AM CDT · 2373 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
13. 3.540 km W of Mentone, TexasSat, Mar 28, 8:27 PM CDT · 2376 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
14. 3.142 km W of Mentone, TexasFri, Mar 27, 8:22 PM CDT · 2377 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
15. 3.544 km W of Mentone, TexasFri, Mar 27, 4:36 PM CDT · 2377 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
16. 2.740 km W of Mentone, TexasFri, Mar 27, 2:47 PM CDT · 2377 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
17. 2.743 km W of Mentone, TexasFri, Mar 27, 4:53 AM CDT · 2378 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
18. 3.140 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Mar 26, 1:52 PM CDT · 2378 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 21
19. 3.042 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Mar 26, 1:29 PM CDT · 2378 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 6
20. 3.241 km W of Mentone, TexasThu, Mar 26, 11:16 AM CDT · 2378 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 35

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60009ab7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:09 AM UTC.