M1.6 earthquake 13 km NE of Jal, New Mexico

Magnitude

1.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Mon, Dec 20, 2021, 8:42 PM MST

UTC

2021-12-21 03:42:33 UTC

Depth

2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.200° N, 103.095° W

Region

New Mexico

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Station coverage gap

86°

Stations used

19

• Jal, New MexicoPopulation 2,201. Forecast13 kmNE
• Andrews, TexasPopulation 13,816. Forecast53 kmWSW
• Odessa, TexasPopulation 114,428. Forecast79 kmWNW
• Ciudad Juárez, MexicoPopulation 1,512,450. Forecast322 kmE

After

1. 1.512 km NE of Jal, New MexicoTue, Dec 21, 12:06 AM MST · 1743 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.16 km SE of Gardendale, TexasThu, Dec 23, 7:02 AM CST · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
3. 2.46 km SE of Gardendale, TexasMon, Dec 27, 1:29 AM CST · 1737 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
4. 3.531 km SE of Malaga, New MexicoWed, Dec 29, 2:28 PM CST · 1734 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
5. 2.014 km NNE of Jal, New MexicoMon, Jan 3, 9:18 AM MST · 1729 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
6. 1.917 km NW of Coyanosa, TexasWed, Jan 5, 9:53 AM CST · 1727 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
7. 1.731 km NNW of Midland, TexasThu, Jan 6, 4:41 PM CST · 1726 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
8. 1.633 km N of Midland, TexasThu, Jan 6, 11:38 PM CST · 1726 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
9. 1.57 km SE of Gardendale, TexasFri, Jan 7, 4:07 PM CST · 1725 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
10. 2.36 km SE of Gardendale, TexasSat, Jan 8, 3:53 AM CST · 1725 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 9
11. 2.210 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasTue, Jan 11, 8:32 PM CST · 1721 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 6
12. 2.427 km S of Malaga, New MexicoThu, Jan 13, 5:50 AM MST · 1720 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
13. 3.034 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasTue, Jan 18, 4:31 AM CST · 1715 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
14. 1.620 km NNW of Midland, TexasSat, Jan 22, 2:39 AM CST · 1711 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
15. 2.237 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasMon, Jan 24, 9:24 AM CST · 1708 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
16. 2.79 km NNE of Odessa, TexasTue, Jan 25, 1:18 AM CST · 1708 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 20
17. 2.415 km NE of Jal, New MexicoTue, Jan 25, 2:08 AM MST · 1708 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
18. 2.69 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasTue, Jan 25, 4:05 PM CST · 1707 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 15
19. 2.338 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasWed, Jan 26, 11:56 PM CST · 1706 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
20. 3.19 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasFri, Jan 28, 12:21 PM CST · 1704 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 48
21. 2.39 km NNE of Odessa, TexasSat, Jan 29, 3:29 PM CST · 1703 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
22. 2.510 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasSun, Jan 30, 12:14 AM CST · 1703 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 14
23. 2.76 km SE of Gardendale, TexasMon, Jan 31, 3:36 AM CST · 1702 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 8
24. 2.59 km SE of Gardendale, TexasTue, Feb 1, 8:06 PM CST · 1700 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 6
25. 3.010 km NNE of Odessa, TexasFri, Feb 4, 12:57 AM CST · 1698 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 55
26. 1.69 km NNE of Odessa, TexasFri, Feb 4, 2:31 AM CST · 1698 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
27. 2.010 km NNE of Odessa, TexasFri, Feb 4, 2:41 AM CST · 1698 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 4
28. 1.59 km NNE of Odessa, TexasFri, Feb 4, 8:59 AM CST · 1698 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
29. 1.734 km NNW of Midland, TexasSat, Feb 5, 5:38 AM CST · 1697 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
30. 1.510 km NNE of Odessa, TexasSun, Feb 6, 7:53 PM CST · 1695 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
31. 1.711 km NNE of Odessa, TexasSun, Feb 6, 9:51 PM CST · 1695 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
32. 2.710 km NNE of Odessa, TexasMon, Feb 7, 6:19 AM CST · 1695 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 9
33. 1.510 km NNE of Odessa, TexasMon, Feb 7, 7:26 AM CST · 1695 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
34. 1.910 km NNE of Odessa, TexasMon, Feb 7, 7:34 AM CST · 1695 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
35. 1.510 km NE of Odessa, TexasMon, Feb 7, 7:43 AM CST · 1695 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
36. 2.110 km NE of Odessa, TexasMon, Feb 7, 12:52 PM CST · 1694 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
37. 1.66 km ENE of Barstow, TexasWed, Feb 9, 2:23 AM CST · 1693 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
38. 1.637 km ENE of McKinney Acres, TexasWed, Feb 9, 4:01 AM CST · 1693 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
39. 1.533 km NNW of Midland, TexasWed, Feb 9, 7:33 AM CST · 1693 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
40. 1.933 km NNW of Midland, TexasWed, Feb 9, 9:33 AM CST · 1692 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
41. 1.810 km N of Coyanosa, TexasThu, Feb 10, 12:41 PM CST · 1691 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
42. 2.316 km NW of Midland, TexasFri, Feb 11, 4:45 PM CST · 1690 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
43. 1.816 km NW of Midland, TexasFri, Feb 11, 7:26 PM CST · 1690 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
44. 1.616 km NW of Midland, TexasFri, Feb 11, 10:52 PM CST · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
45. 1.716 km NW of Midland, TexasFri, Feb 11, 11:05 PM CST · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
46. 1.816 km NW of Midland, TexasSat, Feb 12, 4:20 AM CST · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
47. 1.533 km NNW of Midland, TexasSat, Feb 12, 3:39 PM CST · 1689 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
48. 3.214 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasMon, Feb 14, 5:29 PM CST · 1687 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 58
49. 1.79 km WNW of Pecos, TexasThu, Feb 17, 8:34 AM CST · 1685 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
50. 1.59 km NNE of Odessa, TexasThu, Feb 17, 11:43 PM CST · 1684 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
51. 1.538 km ENE of McKinney Acres, TexasThu, Feb 17, 11:44 PM CST · 1684 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
52. 2.35 km NW of Pecos, TexasFri, Feb 18, 2:44 AM CST · 1684 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away

Before

1. 1.612 km NE of Jal, New MexicoSun, Dec 19, 11:45 AM MST · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
2. 3.314 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasThu, Dec 16, 4:01 AM CST · 1748 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 44
3. 1.914 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Dec 15, 11:38 PM CST · 1748 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
4. 1.613 km ENE of Gardendale, TexasWed, Dec 15, 10:37 PM CST · 1748 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 2.926 km SW of Monument, New MexicoTue, Dec 14, 1:39 PM MST · 1749 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
9. 1.910 km NNE of Odessa, TexasFri, Dec 10, 4:29 AM CST · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
10. 2.310 km SSE of Gardendale, TexasThu, Dec 2, 3:51 AM CST · 1762 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
11. 2.038 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasWed, Dec 1, 6:30 PM CST · 1762 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
12. 3.032 km SE of Malaga, New MexicoWed, Dec 1, 2:56 AM CST · 1763 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
13. 2.135 km SSW of Los Ybanez, TexasTue, Nov 30, 5:48 PM CST · 1763 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
14. 2.416 km NW of Midland, TexasSun, Nov 28, 10:46 PM CST · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
15. 2.210 km NNE of Odessa, TexasFri, Nov 26, 11:23 AM CST · 1767 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
16. 2.06 km SE of Gardendale, TexasMon, Nov 22, 1:29 AM CST · 1772 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
17. 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

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021yxbl. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC.