New Mexico earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 27 km S of Malaga, New Mexico

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 27 km S of Malaga, New Mexico on Thu, Sep 2, 2021, 9:05 PM MDT (03:05 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-03 03:05:38 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.977° N, 104.027° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
23

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

After

  1. 4.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 26
  2. 2.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.013 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.963 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.212 km SE of Barstow, Texas · 1850 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.8western Texas · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.716 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1850 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.015 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1850 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 2.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.156 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.739 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 1.839 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.74 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 1849 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 2.2western Texas · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.011 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.928 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 1.650 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.340 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 2.239 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 1.852 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 3.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.257 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.240 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 3.353 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 2.213 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 1.816 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 1846 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 3.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.337 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.439 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.91 km ENE of Lindsay, Texas · 1852 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.414 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1853 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.514 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1853 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.721 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021rfwj. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:42 PM UTC.