New Mexico earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 31 km S of Segundo, Colorado

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 31 km S of Segundo, Colorado on Fri, May 19, 2023, 4:27 PM MDT (22:27 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 Colorado. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-05-19 22:27:32 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.843° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
165°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.510 km NNE of Weston, Colorado · 1229 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.17 km WNW of Hoehne, Colorado · 1228 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.5New Mexico · 1227 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.616 km SSW of Weston, Colorado · 1227 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.9New Mexico · 1226 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.613 km SW of Weston, Colorado · 1219 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.110 km SW of Weston, Colorado · 1219 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.37 km N of El Moro, Colorado · 1218 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 3.26 km NW of El Moro, Colorado · 1218 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 26
  10. 2.88 km N of El Moro, Colorado · 1216 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 6
  11. 1.532 km S of Segundo, Colorado · 1214 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.930 km S of Sequndo, Colorado · 1213 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.715 km S of Weston, Colorado · 1213 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.621 km S of Segundo, Colorado · 1212 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.716 km S of Weston, Colorado · 1210 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.516 km S of Weston, Colorado · 1210 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.38 km N of El Moro, Colorado · 1210 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.611 km SSE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado · 1207 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 3.47 km NNW of El Moro, Colorado · 1200 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 16
  20. 4.1Colorado · 1200 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 56
  21. 1.87 km N of El Moro, Colorado · 1200 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.621 km ENE of Lynn, Colorado · 1199 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.98 km N of El Moro, Colorado · 1199 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.1Colorado · 1198 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.812 km SW of Weston, Colorado · 1192 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 1.725 km NNE of Ute Park, New Mexico · 1190 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.66 km NNW of El Moro, Colorado · 1190 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.4Colorado · 1190 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.77 km NNW of El Moro, Colorado · 1187 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.715 km S of Weston, Colorado · 1187 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.69 km SSE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado · 1186 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.07 km NNW of El Moro, Colorado · 1184 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.75 km ENE of El Moro, Colorado · 1184 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.92 km S of Valdez, Colorado · 1179 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.625 km WSW of Raton, New Mexico · 1173 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 2.818 km S of Stonewall Gap, Colorado · 1233 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.115 km SW of Weston, Colorado · 1235 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.57 km N of El Moro, Colorado · 1240 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.38 km N of Segundo, Colorado · 1240 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.78 km N of Segundo, Colorado · 1241 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.17 km N of Segundo, Colorado · 1241 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.68 km N of Segundo, Colorado · 1241 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.67 km N of Segundo, Colorado · 1243 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.56 km NNW of El Moro, Colorado · 1244 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 3.324 km S of Weston, Colorado · 1245 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.024 km S of Weston, Colorado · 1246 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 3.48 km N of Segundo, Colorado · 1247 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 7
  13. 3.333 km WSW of Raton, New Mexico · 1248 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.527 km S of Segundo, Colorado · 1249 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.77 km N of Segundo, Colorado · 1251 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.921 km NE of Hoehne, Colorado · 1255 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.74 km NNW of Hoehne, Colorado · 1257 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away

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