New Mexico earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21 km SW of Jal, New Mexico

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km SW of Jal, New Mexico on Thu, Apr 25, 2024, 9:56 PM MDT (03:56 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-04-26 03:56:08 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.963° N, 103.339° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
16

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 195 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.921 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 892 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.221 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 892 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.821 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.821 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.221 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.420 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.922 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.621 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.922 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.722 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.021 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.822 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.521 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.723 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.122 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.923 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.522 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.722 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.822 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.622 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.821 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 1.822 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.822 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.523 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.322 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.522 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.221 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.022 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.850 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.623 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 891 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.815 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 891 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 2.119 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 890 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.022 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.234 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 890 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 2.715 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 890 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 890 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.119 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.951 km W of Mentone, Texas · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.620 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.824 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 1.813 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 888 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.139 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 888 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.750 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 888 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 888 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 888 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.851 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 888 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 888 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 2.65 km NNW of Barstow, Texas · 887 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 886 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 886 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.730 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 886 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.930 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 886 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 1.553 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 886 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.922 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 892 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.236 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 892 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.521 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 892 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.936 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 892 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.821 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 892 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.721 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 892 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 892 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.837 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 892 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.722 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 892 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.121 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 892 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.621 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 892 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.021 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 892 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.023 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 892 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.622 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 892 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.720 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 892 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.937 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 892 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 892 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.721 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 892 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.320 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 892 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.721 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 892 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024iegc. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:58 PM UTC.