New Mexico earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 10 km NE of Jal, New Mexico

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Jal, New Mexico on Thu, Sep 9, 2021, 8:44 PM MDT (02:44 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 38 km W of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-10 02:44:26 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.178° N, 103.112° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.60 km NE of Lindsay, Texas · 1845 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1845 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.322 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1845 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.229 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1844 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.422 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.929 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.430 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1838 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1838 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1837 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.211 km N of Midland, Texas · 1836 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.66 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1835 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1835 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 7
  18. 1.914 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1835 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 3.237 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.337 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.931 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.737 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.824 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 3.423 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.323 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.223 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.54 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1831 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.337 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1831 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 31
  30. 1.823 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 3.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.423 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.38 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1828 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1828 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1827 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1827 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1824 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 15
  39. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1824 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 3.638 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1823 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.7western Texas · 1822 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 1.938 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1822 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 2.139 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 2.09 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.1western Texas · 1821 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.038 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.539 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1821 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.623 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.023 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.3western Texas · 1819 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.123 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1818 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.714 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1817 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.811 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1812 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.612 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1812 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.215 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1812 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1811 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 3.332 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1811 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1808 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 2.512 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1846 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.725 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.725 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.6western Texas · 1846 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 8
  6. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.213 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.312 km N of Midland, Texas · 1848 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.716 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 593
  11. 1.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.011 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1851 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.74 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1851 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.839 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.212 km SE of Barstow, Texas · 1852 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.013 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.427 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021rsqf. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:12 PM UTC.