New Mexico earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 24 km SSW of Segundo, Colorado

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 24 km SSW of Segundo, Colorado on Mon, Dec 26, 2022, 4:59 AM MST (11:59 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 6 km NNW of Trinidad, Colorado. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-12-26 11:59:40 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.907° N, 104.813° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69 km N of Segundo, Colorado · 1366 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.726 km S of Weston, Colorado · 1359 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.5Colorado · 1341 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.67 km WNW of El Moro, Colorado · 1340 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.66 km W of El Moro, Colorado · 1340 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.75 km WNW of El Moro, Colorado · 1340 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 3.16 km NNW of Trinidad, Colorado · 1339 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 30
  8. 2.125 km S of Weston, Colorado · 1323 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.626 km S of Weston, Colorado · 1322 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.46 km W of El Moro, Colorado · 1322 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.418 km S of Weston, Colorado · 1316 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 1.520 km N of Blanca, Colorado · 1377 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.86 km N of El Moro, Colorado · 1397 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jbsf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC.