New Mexico earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 20 km NNW of Jal, New Mexico

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 20 km NNW of Jal, New Mexico on Wed, Jun 18, 2025, 5:56 AM MDT (11:56 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 36 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Mwr, regional moment), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-06-18 11:56:58 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.278° N, 103.295° W
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration
2.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.6 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Moment magnitude
3.4 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 47°, dip 80°, rake -170°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 315°, dip 80°, rake -10°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.3 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 112 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.834 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 472 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.526 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 471 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.735 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 471 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.824 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 471 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.524 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 470 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.939 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 470 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.016 km NNW of Gardendale, Texas · 469 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.519 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 469 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 3.024 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 469 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.525 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 468 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.026 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 467 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.420 km NW of Jal, New Mexico · 467 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.636 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 466 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.648 km W of Mentone, Texas · 465 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.87 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 464 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.87 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 464 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 464 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.534 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 464 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.57 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 463 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.636 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 463 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.518 km NNW of Goldsmith, Texas · 460 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.036 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 460 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.737 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 460 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.79 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 460 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.537 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 459 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.637 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 459 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.037 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 459 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.19 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 458 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.69 km NE of Gardendale, Texas · 458 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.748 km W of Mentone, Texas · 458 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.948 km W of Mentone, Texas · 458 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.037 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 457 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 1.535 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 456 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.037 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 456 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 1.737 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 455 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 2.436 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 454 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 453 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 453 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.421 km NNW of Jal, New Mexico · 453 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.336 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 452 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.836 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 451 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.536 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 451 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.637 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 451 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.837 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 451 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 3.336 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 450 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  46. 1.532 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 450 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.56 km NW of Odessa, Texas · 449 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.75 km NW of Odessa, Texas · 449 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.637 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 449 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 2.225 km SSE of Malaga, New Mexico · 449 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.937 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 449 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 2.16 km NW of Odessa, Texas · 448 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.836 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 448 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.936 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 448 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.637 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 448 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.843 km W of Mentone, Texas · 448 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 3.236 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 446 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.337 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 446 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 1.76 km NW of Odessa, Texas · 445 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  60. 3.536 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 445 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 2.135 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 473 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.636 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 473 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.638 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 474 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.738 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 474 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 474 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.137 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 474 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 474 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.037 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 474 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 474 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 474 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.823 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 474 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 474 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 474 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.538 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 474 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.737 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 474 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.638 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 474 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 474 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.237 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 474 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 474 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 474 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ql01. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:33 PM UTC.