M4.0 earthquake 37 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 37 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico on Mon, Jul 19, 2021, 6:23 AM CDT (11:23 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

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.

The first 60 of at least 201.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021oalq (also filed as us7000ene7). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:23 PM UTC.