New Mexico earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km NE of Jal, New Mexico

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Jal, New Mexico on Wed, Oct 13, 2021, 4:25 AM MDT (10:25 UTC), 9 km (6 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, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2021-10-13 10:25:02 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.193° N, 103.118° 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, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
85°
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: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1814 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.215 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1813 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1813 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.332 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1812 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.032 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1808 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.332 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1807 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.939 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1807 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.86 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 1807 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.339 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1807 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.038 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1807 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.038 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1807 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.715 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1804 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.06 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 1804 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.02 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 1803 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.337 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1802 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.014 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1802 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.17 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1801 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 3.49 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 80
  20. 3.69 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 154
  21. 3.29 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1799 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 40
  22. 2.19 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1799 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 6
  23. 2.69 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1795 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.938 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1791 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.439 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1789 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1785 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 6
  29. 1.938 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1784 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 3.238 km SW of Monument, New Mexico · 1783 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.038 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1780 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 3.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1780 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 42
  33. 2.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1779 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 10
  34. 2.47 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1774 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 6
  35. 2.06 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1774 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.210 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1769 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.416 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1767 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 3.032 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1765 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.038 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1764 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.310 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1764 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.910 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1756 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 1.714 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1818 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.123 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.3western Texas · 1820 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.023 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1821 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.623 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1822 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.539 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.038 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1822 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.1western Texas · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.09 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.139 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 3.638 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1824 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 15
  16. 2.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1827 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1829 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1830 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.38 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021ubmz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC.