Earthquakes near Carlsbad, NM today

Recent earthquakes near Carlsbad, NM

USGS recorded 38 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 100 km of Carlsbad, NM in the past 30 days, 14 of them in the last 7 days. The most recent was M2.5 80 km ENE of the city at Oct 21, 23:48 local time (4 days ago).

The average depth was about 7 km and 38 of 38 were shallow (under 70 km), which are the ones most likely to be felt at the surface. The busiest day was Oct 21, 2026 with 5 quakes.

M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in America/Denver.

Largest earthquakes near Carlsbad, NM in the past year

The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Carlsbad, NM in the past 12 months was M4.4 on Apr 6, 2026, 35 km NNW of the city (9 km SSW of Atoka, New Mexico).

With 361 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 30.1 a month), the area around Carlsbad, NM is very active by global standards. 0 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.

Was it felt in Carlsbad, NM?

The largest nearby quake this month, M4.0 at 86 km, may have been felt lightly in Carlsbad, NM by a rough rule of thumb (an M3 is typically noticed within a few tens of km, an M5 up to a few hundred km; local ground and building type matter a lot).

USGS "Did You Feel It?" received reports for 9 of these quakes: M3.8 on Oct 21, 2026; M2.7 on Oct 17, 2026 (1 reports, max intensity 2); M2.9 on Oct 16, 2026 (1 reports, max intensity 2); M3.6 on Oct 14, 2026 (1 reports, max intensity 2.2).

If you felt shaking, you can report it to USGS; reports refine the intensity map within minutes.

• Report shaking to USGS "Did You Feel It?"

Tsunami warning status

None of the earthquakes near Carlsbad, NM in the past year 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.

• Official tsunami messages (tsunami.gov)

Earthquakes around the world today

Worldwide, USGS listed 153 earthquakes of M1+ in the last 24 hours; the largest was M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region.

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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.

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