New Mexico earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 20 km SW of Monument, New Mexico

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 20 km SW of Monument, New Mexico on Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 8:42 AM MDT (14:42 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 26 km SW of Jal, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-10-21 14:42:06 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.513° N, 103.433° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.834 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 345 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.033 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 337 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.517 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 336 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.734 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 334 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.232 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 328 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.934 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 324 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.535 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 324 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.636 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 321 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.036 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 320 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.210 km NNW of Kermit, Texas · 312 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.611 km NNW of Kermit, Texas · 311 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.715 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 310 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.510 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 310 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.511 km NNW of Kermit, Texas · 310 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.814 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 309 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.812 km NNW of Kermit, Texas · 309 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.78 km NNW of Kermit, Texas · 307 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.913 km NNW of Kermit, Texas · 304 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.312 km NNW of Kermit, Texas · 303 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.411 km NNW of Kermit, Texas · 303 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.726 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 301 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.511 km NNW of Kermit, Texas · 301 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.926 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 299 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.811 km NNW of Kermit, Texas · 299 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.611 km NNW of Kermit, Texas · 295 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.826 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 293 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.727 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 293 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.027 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 293 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.115 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 293 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.727 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 292 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 3.426 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 292 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.326 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 292 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.526 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 292 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.526 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 292 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.827 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 292 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.527 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 292 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.726 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 292 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 2.325 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 291 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 2.227 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 291 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.827 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 290 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.028 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 290 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.628 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 289 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.828 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 289 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.627 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 350 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.026 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 350 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.526 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 350 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.517 km NNW of Jal, New Mexico · 350 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.925 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 351 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.825 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 352 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.721 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 353 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.927 km SW of Jal, New Mexico · 353 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.535 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 359 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.534 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 363 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.534 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 364 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.734 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 365 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 3.137 km ESE of Malaga, New Mexico · 368 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.611 km SSE of Wink, Texas · 370 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rigg. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.