New Mexico earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 14 km NE of Jal, New Mexico

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 14 km NE of Jal, New Mexico on Wed, Sep 1, 2021, 11:52 AM MDT (17:52 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 16 km NNW of Midland, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-01 17:52:40 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.214° N, 103.091° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.427 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.013 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.212 km SE of Barstow, Texas · 1851 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.011 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1848 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.716 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 593
  10. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.312 km N of Midland, Texas · 1847 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.213 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 8
  15. 1.6western Texas · 1845 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.725 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1845 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.725 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.512 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.322 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.229 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1842 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 3.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.422 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.929 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1838 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 3.430 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1837 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4
  30. 2.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.211 km N of Midland, Texas · 1834 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.66 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1833 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 7
  36. 1.914 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 3.237 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.337 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 1.931 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1832 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.737 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1832 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.824 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1831 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 3.423 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.323 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.223 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1831 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.54 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1830 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 2.337 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 31
  48. 1.823 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1828 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 3.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1828 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.423 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.38 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1827 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1822 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 15
  57. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1822 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.09 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 2.623 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1853 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.514 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1853 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.721 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.48 km N of Barstow, Texas · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.113 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.931 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1855 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.231 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1855 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1857 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.728 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1858 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.823 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1858 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1858 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.718 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1858 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.321 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.814 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.338 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1861 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1861 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.96 km NNW of Barstow, Texas · 1864 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.722 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.037 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.720 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021rdiq (also filed as us7000f6ul). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:43 AM UTC.