Texas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 34 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 34 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico on Mon, May 5, 2025, 6:11 AM CDT (11:11 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-05-05 11:11:59 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.004° N, 103.814° W
Region
Texas
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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
22

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.034 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.734 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.934 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.055 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.054 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 513 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.862 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.765 km NNE of Van Horn, Texas · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.762 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 513 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 513 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 2.458 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.637 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 513 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.654 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.149 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  30. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.149 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.937 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 513 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 513 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 2.035 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 512 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.741 km W of Mentone, Texas · 512 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.032 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 512 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 1.635 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 512 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.713 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 512 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 512 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 3.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 512 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 512 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.635 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 512 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 512 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.060 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 512 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 512 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 512 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.754 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 511 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.014 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 511 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 511 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 511 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 511 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 511 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 511 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 511 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.935 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 511 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 511 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 510 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.537 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 510 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 510 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 3.319 km NNW of Jal, New Mexico · 510 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.355 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.934 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 3.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.949 km W of Mentone, Texas · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.455 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.761 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 514 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.053 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.157 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 8
  16. 2.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 515 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 515 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 515 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025itko (also filed as us7000px8j). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:20 AM UTC.