New Mexico earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 34 km SSE of Hope, New Mexico

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 34 km SSE of Hope, New Mexico on Thu, Feb 5, 2026, 6:02 PM MST (01:02 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 9 km SSW of Atoka, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-06 01:02:47 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.508° N, 104.629° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
18

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 131 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.652 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 237 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 237 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.351 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 237 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.550 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.554 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.052 km W of Mentone, Texas · 236 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.150 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 236 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 236 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.152 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 235 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.049 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 235 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.552 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 234 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 234 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 233 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 233 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 233 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 232 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 232 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 232 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 232 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 231 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 231 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 231 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 231 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 231 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 231 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 231 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.755 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 230 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 230 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 230 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 230 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 229 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 229 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 229 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 1.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 228 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 227 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.734 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 227 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.134 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 227 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.634 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 227 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.935 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 227 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 227 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.734 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 227 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.634 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 227 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.537 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 226 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.850 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 226 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.550 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 226 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 225 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 225 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 225 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 224 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 224 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 224 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 2.358 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 224 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 224 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 223 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 223 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 223 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.053 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 223 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.535 km SSE of Hope, New Mexico · 237 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.719 km NNW of Whites City, New Mexico · 238 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 27
  3. 1.557 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 239 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 239 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.156 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 239 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 239 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 239 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 239 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 239 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 239 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 239 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.552 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 239 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.055 km W of Mentone, Texas · 239 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 240 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 240 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 241 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.114 km NW of Whites City, New Mexico · 241 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 241 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 241 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 241 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000s8a8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.