New Mexico earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 15 km NE of Jal, New Mexico

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Jal, New Mexico on Wed, Oct 13, 2021, 3:02 PM MDT (21:02 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-13 21:02:18 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.222° N, 103.092° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1811 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.332 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1811 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.032 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.332 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.715 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1803 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1801 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.014 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1800 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.17 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1799 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.49 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1799 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 80
  10. 3.69 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1799 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 154
  11. 3.29 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 40
  12. 2.19 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1797 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 6
  13. 2.69 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1795 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1794 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1790 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.439 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1788 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1783 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 6
  18. 1.938 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1782 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.238 km SW of Monument, New Mexico · 1781 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.038 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1779 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 3.515 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1778 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 42
  22. 2.715 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1777 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 10
  23. 2.47 km ESE of Gardendale, Texas · 1772 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 6
  24. 2.06 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1772 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.210 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1768 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.416 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.135 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1764 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 3.032 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1763 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.038 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1762 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.310 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1762 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.910 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 1.612 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1812 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.811 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1812 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.714 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1817 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.123 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1818 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.3western Texas · 1819 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.023 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1819 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.623 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1820 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.09 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1824 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1824 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 15
  13. 2.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1827 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1827 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1828 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.38 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1828 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.423 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 3.022 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.823 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021ucia. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:42 AM UTC.