M3.3 earthquake 33 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 33 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico on Sat, Oct 15, 2022, 9:48 PM CDT (02:48 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Coalson Draw, Texas. 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
3.3	ML, local (Richter)	TX	Preferred · Final · ±0.2 · 15 stations
3.2	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.097 · 30 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 195 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 202.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022ugkl (also filed as us6000iu26). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC.