New Mexico earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 20 km SW of Jal, New Mexico

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 20 km SW of Jal, New Mexico on Sun, Aug 31, 2025, 3:06 AM MDT (09:06 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 40 km WSW of Mentone, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-08-31 09:06:47 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.970° N, 103.329° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
24

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 139 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.721 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 395 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.820 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 395 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 395 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.722 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 395 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 395 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.021 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 395 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.920 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 395 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 3.021 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 395 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.720 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 395 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.819 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 395 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.621 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 395 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.620 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 395 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.720 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 395 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.954 km W of Mentone, Texas · 395 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.521 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 395 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.020 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 395 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.520 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 395 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.521 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 395 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.829 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 395 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.516 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 395 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.522 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 395 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 394 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 394 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.532 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 394 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.621 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 394 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.548 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 394 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.248 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 394 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.735 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 393 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 2.235 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 393 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.516 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 393 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 393 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.153 km W of Mentone, Texas · 393 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.840 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 392 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.854 km W of Mentone, Texas · 391 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.510 km E of Toyah, Texas · 391 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 391 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 391 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.541 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 391 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 390 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.539 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 390 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 390 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 390 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.842 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 390 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.442 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 390 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 390 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.940 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 390 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.648 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 389 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 389 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.542 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 389 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.942 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 389 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.634 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 389 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 1.534 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 389 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.720 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 389 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 1.759 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 388 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.148 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 388 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.948 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 388 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.741 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 388 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.642 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 388 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 388 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.641 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 388 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.222 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 395 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.236 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 395 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.954 km W of Mentone, Texas · 395 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.618 km NNW of Crane, Texas · 395 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.616 km NNW of Crane, Texas · 396 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.944 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 396 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.448 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 396 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.344 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 396 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.615 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 396 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.617 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 396 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.643 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 397 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 397 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 397 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.544 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 397 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.543 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 397 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.910 km E of Toyah, Texas · 398 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 398 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.048 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 398 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.735 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 398 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.634 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 398 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025rcxuin. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:47 AM UTC.