New Mexico earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 31 km S of Malaga, New Mexico

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 31 km S of Malaga, New Mexico on Sun, Jun 27, 2021, 11:40 AM MDT (17:40 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-06-27 17:40:57 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.942° N, 104.066° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
12

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1918 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.651 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1917 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.560 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1917 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1917 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1917 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 3.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1917 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1917 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1917 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1917 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.436 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1917 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.645 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1917 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1917 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1917 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.618 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1917 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1916 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.926 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1916 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1916 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.232 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1916 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.732 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1916 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.631 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1916 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.231 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1916 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.732 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1916 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.532 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1916 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.132 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1916 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.432 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1916 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.932 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1916 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.032 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1916 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 1.651 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1916 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1916 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1916 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1916 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1916 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1916 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1916 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.318 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1915 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1915 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1915 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.914 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1915 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1915 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.752 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1915 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.044 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1915 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 3.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 2.457 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1915 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1914 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.735 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1914 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.5western Texas · 1914 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 3.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1914 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1914 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 1.631 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1914 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.747 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1918 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.725 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1918 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1918 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.053 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1918 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.931 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1918 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.731 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1918 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.631 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1918 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.931 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1918 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1918 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.831 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1918 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.831 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1918 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.630 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1918 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.730 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1918 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1918 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.631 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1918 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1919 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.650 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1919 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.050 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1919 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1919 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021mmsz. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:24 AM UTC.