New Mexico earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14 km NE of Jal, New Mexico

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14 km NE of Jal, New Mexico on Mon, Sep 20, 2021, 5:31 PM MDT (23:31 UTC), 4 km (2 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2021-09-20 23:31:45 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.213° N, 103.099° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.237 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1836 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.337 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.931 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.737 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1835 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.824 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.423 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.323 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.223 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.54 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1833 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.337 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1832 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1832 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 31
  12. 1.823 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1831 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1831 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.423 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1830 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.38 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1830 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1827 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 15
  21. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.09 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1822 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.623 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.023 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1821 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.3western Texas · 1820 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.123 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.714 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1818 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.811 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1814 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.612 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1814 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.215 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1813 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1813 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 3.332 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1812 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.032 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1808 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.332 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1807 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.715 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1804 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1802 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.014 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1802 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.17 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1801 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 3.49 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 80
  42. 3.69 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 154
  43. 3.29 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1799 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 40
  44. 2.19 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1799 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 6
  45. 2.69 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1795 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1791 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.439 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1789 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1785 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 6
  50. 1.938 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1784 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 3.238 km SW of Monument, New Mexico · 1783 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.038 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1780 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 3.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1780 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 42
  54. 2.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1779 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 10

Before

  1. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1836 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 7
  2. 2.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1836 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.66 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.211 km N of Midland, Texas · 1837 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.430 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.929 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.422 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1845 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1845 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.229 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1845 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.322 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.512 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.725 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.725 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021smmj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:52 AM UTC.