New Mexico earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 27 km SSE of Malaga, New Mexico

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 27 km SSE of Malaga, New Mexico on Sun, Jul 11, 2021, 6:18 AM MDT (12:18 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-11 12:18:39 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.981° N, 104.011° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
22

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. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1906 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.834 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.554 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1905 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.760 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.713 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1905 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1905 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.650 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1904 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.612 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1904 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.551 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1904 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.051 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1904 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1904 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.950 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1904 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1904 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1904 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.612 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 1904 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1903 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1903 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1903 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.744 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1903 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1903 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1902 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.753 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1902 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1902 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1902 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 1.635 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1902 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.553 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1902 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1902 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1902 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1902 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1901 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.562 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1901 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1901 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.956 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1901 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1901 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1901 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1901 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 1.6western Texas · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 1.652 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.365 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1900 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1900 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.752 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1900 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1900 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1900 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1900 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1900 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1906 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.164 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1906 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1906 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.012 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 1906 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.154 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.852 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.255 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.854 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1907 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.553 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021nlxm. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC.