New Mexico earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 25 km SW of Eunice, New Mexico

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 25 km SW of Eunice, New Mexico on Sat, Feb 11, 2023, 10:51 PM MST (05:51 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 37 km NNW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-02-12 05:51:58 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.303° N, 103.372° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 130.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jned. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC.