M3.0 earthquake 53 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 53 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico on Wed, Apr 21, 2021, 2:58 AM CDT (07:58 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 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.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	TX	Preferred · Final · ±0.2 · 18 stations
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.065 · 45 stations

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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

The first 60 of at least 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021htpc (also filed as us6000e3dz). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:30 AM UTC.