New Mexico earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 20 km SW of Jal, New Mexico

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 20 km SW of Jal, New Mexico on Thu, Apr 25, 2024, 7:40 AM MDT (13:40 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 55 km NW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-04-25 13:40:54 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.969° N, 103.327° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 154 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.921 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.022 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.321 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.634 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.020 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.821 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 3.920 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 3.820 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.420 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.621 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.921 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.222 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.221 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.221 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.821 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.021 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.422 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.121 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.021 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.721 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 3.121 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.721 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.320 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.721 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.937 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 889 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.720 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 1.622 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.023 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 889 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.021 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.621 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.121 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.722 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 889 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.721 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.821 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 889 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.521 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 889 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.922 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.621 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.921 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.221 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.821 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.821 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 3.221 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.420 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.922 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.621 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.922 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.722 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.021 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.822 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.521 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.723 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.122 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.923 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.522 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.722 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.820 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 890 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.220 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.920 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.121 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.520 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.820 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.220 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.021 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.020 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.320 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.920 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.821 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.421 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.458 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 890 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.754 km W of Mentone, Texas · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.254 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.954 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024iddx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:52 AM UTC.