New Mexico earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 25 km SSW of Segundo, Colorado

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 25 km SSW of Segundo, Colorado on Thu, May 16, 2024, 6:05 AM MDT (12:05 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 17 km S of Weston, Colorado. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-05-16 12:05:15 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.900° N, 104.827° 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, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
101°
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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.716 km S of Weston, Colorado · 865 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.625 km SSW of Segundo, Colorado · 857 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.527 km S of Segundo, Colorado · 857 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.015 km SW of Weston, Colorado · 849 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.910 km NNW of El Moro, Colorado · 848 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.013 km SW of Weston, Colorado · 848 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.718 km S of Weston, Colorado · 837 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.322 km S of Weston, Colorado · 834 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.322 km S of Weston, Colorado · 833 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.123 km S of Weston, Colorado · 833 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.822 km S of Weston, Colorado · 833 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.118 km S of Weston, Colorado · 826 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.518 km S of Weston, Colorado · 826 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.610 km NNW of El Moro, Colorado · 824 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.018 km S of Weston, Colorado · 823 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.917 km S of Weston, Colorado · 822 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.88 km NNW of El Moro, Colorado · 819 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.717 km SSW of Weston, Colorado · 818 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.519 km S of Weston, Colorado · 817 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 3.017 km S of Weston, Colorado · 816 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 3.019 km S of Weston, Colorado · 814 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.420 km S of Weston, Colorado · 814 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.819 km S of Weston, Colorado · 814 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.520 km S of Weston, Colorado · 814 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.521 km S of Weston, Colorado · 814 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.920 km NNE of Ute Park, New Mexico · 813 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.110 km SSE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado · 813 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.118 km S of Weston, Colorado · 813 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.013 km SSE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado · 813 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 1.714 km SSW of Weston, Colorado · 813 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 1.518 km NNE of Ute Park, New Mexico · 812 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.214 km SW of Weston, Colorado · 812 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 2.316 km SSW of Weston, Colorado · 868 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.514 km SSW of Weston, Colorado · 871 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.56 km NNW of El Moro, Colorado · 879 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.69 km NNW of El Moro, Colorado · 883 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.59 km NNW of El Moro, Colorado · 888 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.18 km N of El Moro, Colorado · 888 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.58 km NNW of El Moro, Colorado · 889 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.610 km WNW of Hoehne, Colorado · 889 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.58 km NNW of El Moro, Colorado · 889 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.48 km NNW of El Moro, Colorado · 889 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.98 km NNW of El Moro, Colorado · 890 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 4
  12. 1.521 km SSE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado · 892 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.76 km N of Hoehne, Colorado · 896 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ms4d. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.