Texas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 35 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 35 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico on Thu, Oct 9, 2025, 10:17 AM CDT (15:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-10-09 15:17:02 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.127° N, 103.714° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
33

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 358 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.249 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 357 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 357 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 356 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.560 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 356 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.154 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 356 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 356 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.648 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 356 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.231 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 356 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.561 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 356 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.839 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 356 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.838 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 356 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.739 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 356 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.050 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 355 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.260 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 355 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 355 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.760 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 355 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.75 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 355 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.754 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 355 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.92 km E of Lindsay, Texas · 355 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.649 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 355 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 354 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.959 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 354 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 354 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 3.430 km NW of Whites City, New Mexico · 354 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 354 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.661 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 354 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 353 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 353 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 3.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 353 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 353 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 353 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 353 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 353 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 3.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 353 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 353 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 353 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 353 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 352 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 352 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.660 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 352 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.927 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 352 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 2.257 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 352 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.635 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 352 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.721 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 351 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 351 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 3.524 km NW of Whites City, New Mexico · 351 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.352 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 351 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.547 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 350 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.825 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 350 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.925 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 350 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 2.349 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 350 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 350 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.746 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 349 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.747 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 349 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 349 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.517 km NNW of Jal, New Mexico · 349 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 349 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.526 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 349 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 2.026 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 348 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 358 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 358 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 358 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.550 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 358 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 358 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.613 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 358 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.913 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 358 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 358 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.749 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 359 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.832 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 359 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.249 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 359 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.749 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 359 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 359 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.449 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 359 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.555 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 359 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.359 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 359 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.051 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 360 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.957 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 360 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 360 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 360 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away

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