New Mexico earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13 km ESE of Jal, New Mexico

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km ESE of Jal, New Mexico on Fri, Jul 18, 2025, 6:08 PM MDT (00:08 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 37 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-07-19 00:08:10 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.059° N, 103.065° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 150 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.518 km ESE of Jal, New Mexico · 442 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.04 km S of Pecos, Texas · 441 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.633 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 441 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.75 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 441 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.424 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 440 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.014 km ESE of Jal, New Mexico · 440 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.415 km NW of Midland, Texas · 439 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 6
  8. 1.724 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 439 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.118 km NNW of Jal, New Mexico · 438 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.536 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 438 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.536 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 438 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.716 km ESE of Jal, New Mexico · 436 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.57 km NW of Odessa, Texas · 436 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.518 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 435 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.528 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 434 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.033 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 433 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.334 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 433 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.534 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 433 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.610 km N of Midland, Texas · 433 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.935 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 432 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.69 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 432 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 432 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.335 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 432 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.68 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 432 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
  25. 2.013 km ESE of Jal, New Mexico · 430 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 1.734 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 430 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.534 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 430 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.534 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 430 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.734 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 429 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.535 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 429 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.012 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 429 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.419 km NW of Midland, Texas · 428 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  33. 1.619 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 428 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.712 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 428 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 9
  35. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 428 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.513 km ESE of Jal, New Mexico · 427 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 1.912 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 427 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.612 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 427 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.45 km NNW of Barstow, Texas · 427 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 2.16 km N of Barstow, Texas · 427 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.13 km WNW of Barstow, Texas · 427 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.517 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 426 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.417 km NW of Jal, New Mexico · 425 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 425 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.821 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 425 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.213 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 424 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.537 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 424 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.733 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 424 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.913 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 424 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.812 km NNE of Toyah, Texas · 423 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.56 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 423 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.619 km NW of Midland, Texas · 423 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.919 km NW of Midland, Texas · 423 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.637 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 422 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.24 km WNW of Barstow, Texas · 422 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 2.118 km NW of Midland, Texas · 422 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.924 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 422 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 421 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.524 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 421 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 2.014 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 420 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 150.

Before

  1. 1.515 km ESE of Jal, New Mexico · 442 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.637 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 442 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.536 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 442 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.938 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 443 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.538 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 444 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.121 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 444 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.836 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 445 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.725 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 445 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.536 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 445 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.76 km NW of Odessa, Texas · 446 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.337 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 446 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.236 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 446 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.843 km W of Mentone, Texas · 448 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.637 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 448 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 448 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 448 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.16 km NW of Odessa, Texas · 448 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.716 km NW of Midland, Texas · 449 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.937 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 449 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.225 km SSE of Malaga, New Mexico · 449 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025obhufk. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:33 PM UTC.