M1.7 earthquake 15 km NE of Jal, New Mexico

Magnitude

1.7 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Oct 22, 2021, 5:40 PM MDT

UTC

2021-10-22 23:40:51 UTC

Depth

2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.223° N, 103.089° W

Region

New Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.5 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Station coverage gap

56°

Stations used

17

• Jal, New MexicoPopulation 2,201. Forecast16 kmNE
• Andrews, TexasPopulation 13,816. Forecast52 kmWSW
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast80 kmWNW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast323 kmE

After

1. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasSun, Oct 24, 6:29 PM CDT · 1800 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
2. 2.014 km NE of Jal, New MexicoSun, Oct 24, 11:08 PM MDT · 1800 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.17 km ESE of Gardendale, TexasMon, Oct 25, 8:39 PM CDT · 1799 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
4. 3.49 km NNE of Odessa, TexasTue, Oct 26, 4:54 PM CDT · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 80
5. 3.69 km NNE of Odessa, TexasTue, Oct 26, 5:03 PM CDT · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 154
6. 3.29 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Oct 27, 4:04 PM CDT · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 40
7. 2.19 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasThu, Oct 28, 6:27 AM CDT · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 6
8. 2.69 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasSat, Oct 30, 11:00 AM CDT · 1794 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
9. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasSun, Oct 31, 6:00 PM CDT · 1793 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
10. 2.137 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasThu, Nov 4, 4:53 PM CDT · 1789 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
11. 2.439 km ENE of McKinney Acres, TexasSat, Nov 6, 1:50 PM CDT · 1787 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
12. 2.715 km NNW of Midland, TexasThu, Nov 11, 5:08 AM CST · 1782 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 6
13. 1.938 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasFri, Nov 12, 7:47 AM CST · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
14. 3.238 km SW of Monument, New MexicoFri, Nov 12, 9:53 PM MST · 1781 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
15. 2.038 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasMon, Nov 15, 6:10 PM CST · 1778 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
16. 3.515 km NNW of Midland, TexasTue, Nov 16, 2:36 AM CST · 1777 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 42
17. 2.715 km NNW of Midland, TexasTue, Nov 16, 9:25 PM CST · 1777 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 10
18. 2.47 km ESE of Gardendale, TexasSun, Nov 21, 10:54 PM CST · 1772 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 6
19. 2.06 km SE of Gardendale, TexasMon, Nov 22, 1:29 AM CST · 1771 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
20. 2.210 km NNE of Odessa, TexasFri, Nov 26, 11:23 AM CST · 1767 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
21. 2.416 km NW of Midland, TexasSun, Nov 28, 10:46 PM CST · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
22. 2.135 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasTue, Nov 30, 5:48 PM CST · 1763 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
23. 3.032 km SE of Malaga, New MexicoWed, Dec 1, 2:56 AM CST · 1762 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
24. 2.038 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasWed, Dec 1, 6:30 PM CST · 1762 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
25. 2.310 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasThu, Dec 2, 3:51 AM CST · 1761 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
26. 1.910 km NNE of Odessa, TexasFri, Dec 10, 4:29 AM CST · 1753 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
27. 2.926 km SW of Monument, New MexicoTue, Dec 14, 1:39 PM MST · 1749 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
28. 3.114 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Dec 15, 9:30 AM CST · 1748 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 32
29. 3.614 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Dec 15, 4:21 PM CST · 1748 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 100
30. 3.714 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Dec 15, 10:33 PM CST · 1748 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 152
31. 1.613 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Dec 15, 10:37 PM CST · 1748 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
32. 1.914 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Dec 15, 11:38 PM CST · 1748 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
33. 3.314 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasThu, Dec 16, 4:01 AM CST · 1747 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 44
34. 1.612 km NE of Jal, New MexicoSun, Dec 19, 11:45 AM MST · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
35. 1.613 km NE of Jal, New MexicoMon, Dec 20, 8:42 PM MST · 1743 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
36. 1.512 km NE of Jal, New MexicoTue, Dec 21, 12:06 AM MST · 1742 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away

Before

1. 2.332 km SE of Malaga, New MexicoTue, Oct 19, 1:49 PM CDT · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
2. 2.032 km SE of Malaga, New MexicoTue, Oct 19, 6:45 AM CDT · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
3. 3.332 km SE of Malaga, New MexicoThu, Oct 14, 5:05 PM CDT · 1810 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
4. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, TexasWed, Oct 13, 11:26 PM CDT · 1811 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
5. 2.215 km NE of Jal, New MexicoWed, Oct 13, 3:02 PM MDT · 1811 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
6. 1.612 km NE of Jal, New MexicoWed, Oct 13, 4:35 AM MDT · 1811 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
7. 1.811 km NE of Jal, New MexicoWed, Oct 13, 4:25 AM MDT · 1811 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
8. 1.714 km NE of Jal, New MexicoFri, Oct 8, 3:51 PM MDT · 1816 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
9. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, TexasThu, Oct 7, 6:42 AM CDT · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
10. 2.123 km W of Mentone, TexasWed, Oct 6, 9:37 PM CDT · 1818 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
11. 2.3western TexasWed, Oct 6, 3:46 PM CDT · 1818 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
12. 2.023 km W of Mentone, TexasWed, Oct 6, 4:09 AM CDT · 1818 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
13. 2.623 km WNW of Mentone, TexasTue, Oct 5, 6:55 AM CDT · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
14. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, TexasTue, Oct 5, 6:53 AM CDT · 1819 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
15. 2.09 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasMon, Oct 4, 1:17 AM CDT · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
16. 2.512 km N of Midland, TexasFri, Oct 1, 5:42 PM CDT · 1823 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
17. 2.712 km N of Midland, TexasFri, Oct 1, 5:38 PM CDT · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 15
18. 2.022 km WNW of Mentone, TexasThu, Sep 30, 2:39 AM CDT · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
19. 1.713 km NE of Jal, New MexicoTue, Sep 28, 4:14 AM MDT · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
20. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, TexasTue, Sep 28, 1:37 AM CDT · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021usyt. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:43 PM UTC.