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 Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 5:20 AM MDT (11:20 UTC), 8 km (5 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 11:20:38 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.178° N, 103.114° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.322 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.229 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1842 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.422 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.929 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1837 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.430 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
  10. 2.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.211 km N of Midland, Texas · 1834 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.66 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1833 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 7
  16. 1.914 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 3.237 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1832 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.337 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1832 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.931 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1832 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.737 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1832 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.824 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1831 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 3.423 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.323 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.223 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1831 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.54 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1829 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.337 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1828 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 31
  28. 1.823 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 3.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.423 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.38 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1822 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 15
  37. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1822 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 3.440 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 3.638 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1821 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.240 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 2.7western Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 1.938 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 2.539 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 2.139 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.09 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.1western Texas · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.038 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.539 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1818 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.623 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.023 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1817 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.3western Texas · 1817 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 2.123 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1816 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.714 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1815 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.811 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1810 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.612 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1810 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.215 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1810 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1809 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 3.332 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1809 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 1.60 km NE of Lindsay, Texas · 1843 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.512 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.725 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.725 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.6western Texas · 1844 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 8
  8. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.213 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1846 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.312 km N of Midland, Texas · 1846 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.716 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 593
  13. 1.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1847 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.011 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.74 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1849 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.839 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.212 km SE of Barstow, Texas · 1850 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.013 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021rthf. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:58 PM UTC.