New Mexico earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 15 km NE of Jal, New Mexico

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Jal, New Mexico on Tue, Jan 25, 2022, 2:08 AM MST (09:08 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 14 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-01-25 09:08:24 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.227° N, 103.103° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.69 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1708 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 15
  2. 2.338 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1707 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.19 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1705 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 48
  4. 2.39 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1704 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.510 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1704 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 14
  6. 2.76 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1703 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 8
  7. 2.59 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1701 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 6
  8. 3.010 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1699 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 55
  9. 1.69 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.010 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1699 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  11. 1.59 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1698 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.734 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1697 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.510 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1696 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.711 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1696 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.710 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1695 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 9
  16. 1.510 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1695 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.910 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1695 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.510 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1695 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.110 km NE of Odessa, Texas · 1695 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.66 km ENE of Barstow, Texas · 1694 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.637 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1694 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.533 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1693 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.933 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1693 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.810 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 1692 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.316 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1691 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.816 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1691 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.616 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.716 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.816 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.533 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 3.214 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1688 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 58
  32. 1.79 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1685 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.59 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1685 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.538 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1685 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.35 km NW of Pecos, Texas · 1685 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.66 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1683 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.429 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1683 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.618 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1682 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.69 km E of Gardendale, Texas · 1682 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.633 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1681 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.95 km NW of Pecos, Texas · 1680 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.510 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1679 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.731 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1678 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.511 km N of Midland, Texas · 1676 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.738 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1675 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.832 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1672 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.434 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1671 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 2.99 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1667 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 37
  49. 2.635 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1667 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.8western Texas · 1655 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 8
  51. 1.96 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1654 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.05 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1651 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 2.95 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1651 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 17

Before

  1. 2.79 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1709 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 20
  2. 2.237 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1709 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.620 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1712 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.034 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1716 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.427 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1720 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.210 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1722 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 6
  7. 2.36 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1726 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 9
  8. 1.57 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1726 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.633 km N of Midland, Texas · 1727 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.731 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1727 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.917 km NW of Coyanosa, Texas · 1728 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.014 km NNE of Jal, New Mexico · 1730 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 3.531 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 1735 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.46 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1738 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022bsoe. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC.