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Earthquake today in New Mexico

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No M2.5+ earthquake in New Mexico in the last 24 hours The most recent was M2.5 23 km SSW of Lovington, New Mexico, 3 days ago.

Was there an earthquake in New Mexico today? Every earthquake USGS has located in and off New Mexico in the last day and week, with the largest of the past year. Updated every few minutes.

Last 24 hours
0 M2.5+
Last 24 hours (all)
0 M1+
Last 7 days
24 M2.5+
Last 30 days
50 M2.5+
Largest in 30 days
M4.0 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico, Oct 11, 2026
Past 12 months
419 M2.5+
Largest in 12 months
M4.4 9 km SSW of Atoka, New Mexico, Apr 6, 2026

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Earthquakes in New Mexico today

No earthquake of M2.5 or more has been located in New Mexico in the last 24 hours. Over the past 7 days USGS lists 24, and 50 in the past 30 days (all M2.5+).

Local time is the time zone of the nearest city to the epicentre.

Earthquakes in New Mexico in the past 7 days

24 M2.5+ earthquakes in the past week. The most active places were near Hobbs (18), Carlsbad, NM (6). The largest was M3.8 49 km NW of Toyah, Texas.

Local timeUTCMagnitudeDepthLocation
Oct 21, 23:48Oct 22, 05:48 UTCM2.510 km23 km SSW of Lovington, New Mexico
Oct 21, 12:53Oct 21, 18:53 UTCM2.66 km16 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico
Oct 21, 07:10Oct 21, 13:10 UTCM2.57 km50 km NW of Toyah, Texas
Oct 21, 06:45Oct 21, 12:45 UTCM3.86 km49 km NW of Toyah, Texas
Oct 21, 03:34Oct 21, 09:34 UTCM2.77 km20 km SW of Lovington, New Mexico
Oct 21, 03:33Oct 21, 09:33 UTCM2.66 km16 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico
Oct 21, 03:07Oct 21, 09:07 UTCM2.56 km57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico
Oct 20, 21:05Oct 21, 03:05 UTCM2.87 km57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico
Oct 20, 09:56Oct 20, 15:56 UTCM3.02 km22 km SSW of Lovington, New Mexico
Oct 20, 08:23Oct 20, 14:23 UTCM2.96 km17 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico
Oct 20, 06:48Oct 20, 12:48 UTCM2.56 km15 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico
Oct 20, 06:25Oct 20, 12:25 UTCM2.67 km16 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico
Oct 20, 06:22Oct 20, 12:22 UTCM2.68 km16 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico
Oct 20, 03:44Oct 20, 09:44 UTCM2.56 km45 km NW of Toyah, Texas
Oct 20, 00:29Oct 20, 06:29 UTCM2.77 km16 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico
Oct 19, 12:24Oct 19, 18:24 UTCM2.77 km16 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico
Oct 19, 12:11Oct 19, 18:11 UTCM2.88 km17 km SW of Jal, New Mexico
Oct 19, 11:25Oct 19, 17:25 UTCM3.37 km23 km SSW of Lovington, New Mexico
Oct 18, 21:42Oct 19, 03:42 UTCM2.66 km18 km SW of Jal, New Mexico
Oct 18, 19:37Oct 19, 01:37 UTCM2.77 km17 km SW of Jal, New Mexico
Oct 18, 18:54Oct 19, 00:54 UTCM2.66 km18 km SW of Jal, New Mexico
Oct 18, 18:52Oct 19, 00:52 UTCM2.76 km18 km SW of Jal, New Mexico
Oct 18, 14:02Oct 18, 20:02 UTCM2.67 km16 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico
Oct 18, 13:30Oct 18, 19:30 UTCM2.97 km57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico

Largest earthquakes in New Mexico in the past year

USGS located 419 M2.5+ earthquakes in or off New Mexico in the past 12 months, 4% of the 10,450 in the United States, or about 8.1 a week. This week's 24 is above that average. The strongest was M4.4 on Apr 6, 2026 (9 km SSW of Atoka, New Mexico).

DateMagnitudeDepthLocation
Apr 6, 2026M4.45 km9 km SSW of Atoka, New Mexico
Oct 11, 2026M4.06 km56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico
Aug 22, 2026M4.010 km8 km SSE of San Mateo, New Mexico
Jun 17, 2026M3.910 km7 km NNW of Abeytas, New Mexico
Jun 14, 2026M3.910 km1 km SSE of Las Nutrias, New Mexico
Mar 7, 2026M3.96 km55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico
Oct 21, 2026M3.86 km49 km NW of Toyah, Texas
Jun 5, 2026M3.86 km57 km S of Whites City, New Mexico
Jan 30, 2026M3.85 km32 km WSW of Raton, New Mexico
Jun 17, 2026M3.79 km6 km WNW of Veguita, New Mexico

Tsunami warning status

None of the earthquakes in New Mexico in the past 30 days carried the USGS tsunami flag, which USGS sets for large quakes in oceanic regions where the tsunami warning centres issue messages.

Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.

USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event. A quake belongs to New Mexico when the nearest city within 150 km is there, otherwise by the USGS place name.

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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).