New Mexico earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 27 km S of Malaga, New Mexico

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 27 km S of Malaga, New Mexico on Sun, Apr 25, 2021, 12:12 AM MDT (06:12 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-25 06:12:11 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.977° N, 104.020° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.866 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1984 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.159 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.032 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1983 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.561 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1983 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1983 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1982 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1982 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1982 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.7western Texas · 1982 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1982 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1982 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 3.154 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1982 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 4.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1982 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1982 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1982 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1982 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.353 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1981 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 3.553 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.252 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1981 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 2.458 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.9New Mexico · 1981 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.055 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.850 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.553 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1981 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1980 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.752 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1980 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 2.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 2.352 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.959 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1979 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 2.852 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.630 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1979 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 2.234 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1979 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.034 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1979 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.84 km SSE of Pecos, Texas · 1979 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.534 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 1.733 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 2.053 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 1.926 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 2.551 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 2.251 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.333 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1984 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1984 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.660 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1984 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1984 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.959 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1984 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.546 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.059 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.9western Texas · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 3.058 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1985 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.047 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1985 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.746 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.847 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.736 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1985 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.0western Texas · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.453 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.552 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1986 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021iatq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.