New Mexico earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 22 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 22 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico on Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 5:51 AM MDT (11:51 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
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-10 11:51:13 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.087° N, 103.903° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
26

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

After

  1. 2.144 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.057 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.454 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 3.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.753 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.754 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 3.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.453 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.422 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.953 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.143 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1838 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 2.342 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1837 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.243 km NW of Toyah, TX · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.251 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.336 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1835 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1835 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.042 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 2.054 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.023 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 2.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 2.523 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.952 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 4.136 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
  56. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 1833 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 3.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.60 km NE of Lindsay, Texas · 1842 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.151 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.153 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.512 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.725 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.725 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.6western Texas · 1843 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021rtig. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC.