New Mexico earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13 km NE of Jal, New Mexico

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km NE of Jal, New Mexico on Tue, Sep 28, 2021, 4:14 AM MDT (10:14 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-28 10:14:36 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.204° N, 103.101° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
86°
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: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 15
  3. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1823 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.09 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.623 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.023 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.3western Texas · 1818 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.123 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1818 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.714 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1816 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.811 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1812 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.612 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1812 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.215 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1811 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1811 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.332 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1810 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.032 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.332 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.86 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 1805 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.715 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1802 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.06 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 1802 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.337 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1801 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1800 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.014 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1800 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.17 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1799 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 3.49 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 80
  27. 3.69 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 154
  28. 3.29 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 40
  29. 2.19 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1797 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 6
  30. 2.69 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1794 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1793 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1789 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.439 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1787 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1783 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 6
  35. 1.938 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 3.238 km SW of Monument, New Mexico · 1781 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.038 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1778 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 3.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1778 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 42
  39. 2.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1777 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 10
  40. 2.47 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1772 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 6
  41. 2.06 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1772 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.210 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1767 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1827 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1828 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.38 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1828 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.423 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1828 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.823 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 31
  8. 2.337 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.54 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1831 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.223 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1832 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.323 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1832 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.423 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1832 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.824 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1832 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.737 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.931 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.337 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 3.237 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.914 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1834 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 7
  20. 2.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021tacc. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC.