New Mexico earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 13 km NE of Jal, New Mexico

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13 km NE of Jal, New Mexico on Tue, Sep 14, 2021, 3:52 PM MDT (21:52 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 9 km NNE of Odessa, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-14 21:52:40 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.193° N, 103.090° 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, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.929 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1838 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.430 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1837 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1837 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.211 km N of Midland, Texas · 1835 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.66 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1834 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 7
  9. 1.914 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 3.237 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.337 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.931 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.737 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.824 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1832 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 3.423 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1832 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.323 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1832 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.223 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1832 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.54 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1831 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.337 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 31
  21. 1.823 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1828 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 3.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1828 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.423 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1828 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.38 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1828 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1827 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 15
  30. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1823 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.09 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.623 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.023 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1818 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.3western Texas · 1818 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.123 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1818 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.714 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1816 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.811 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1811 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.612 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1811 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.215 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1811 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1811 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 3.332 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1810 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.032 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 2.332 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.86 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 1805 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.715 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1802 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.06 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 1802 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 2.02 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 1801 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 2.337 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1801 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1800 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 2.014 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1800 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.17 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1799 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 3.49 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 80
  55. 3.69 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 154
  56. 3.29 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 40
  57. 2.19 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 6
  58. 2.69 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1794 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1793 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1789 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 2.422 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.229 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1843 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.322 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.60 km NE of Lindsay, Texas · 1844 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1845 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.512 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1845 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.725 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1845 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.725 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1845 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.6western Texas · 1845 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 8
  15. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.213 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.312 km N of Midland, Texas · 1847 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 3.716 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 593
  20. 1.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1848 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021sbkc. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:32 PM UTC.