Over the past 30 days, New Mexico has recorded 6 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or greater in our tracker. The remaining 6 fell in the M2.5–M3.9 band. By depth: 6 shallow (<70 km). 1 of the epicenters were offshore. 4 events produced at least one felt report, totalling 13 citizen submissions to the USGS Did You Feel It? system. Focal depths ranged from 4.2 km to 11.2 km. All 6 solutions have been reviewed by a USGS seismologist.
Each row in the table below includes a narrative summary of the event, ordered by time. Use the column headers to sort or filter by magnitude.
| Time ↓ | Mag ↕ | Location ↕ | Depth ↕ | Felt ↕ | MMI | Alert | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026-07-06 2026-07-06 09:31:40 UTC | 3.8ml | 30 km S of Segundo, Colorado 36.855°, -104.816° | 5.0 km | 3 | IV | green | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
On July 6, 2026 at 09:31 UTC, a magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 30 km S of Segundo, Colorado. The USGS PAGER system assigned a green alert level for this event, signalling no significant casualties or damage expected. It is the largest earthquake currently listed for New Mexico over the past 30 days. See the M3.8 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2026-07-06 2026-07-06 09:21:54 UTC | 3.8ml | 33 km SSW of Segundo, Colorado 36.832°, -104.832° | 4.2 km | 8 | IV | green | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake was recorded 33 km SSW of Segundo, Colorado on July 6, 2026 at 09:21 UTC. The USGS PAGER system assigned a green alert level for this event, signalling no significant casualties or damage expected. This is the shallowest earthquake in the current dataset — a shallow crustal event. See the M3.8 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2026-07-05 2026-07-05 16:37:28 UTC | 3.5ml | 17 km WSW of Los Ojos, New Mexico 36.692°, -106.757° | 10.0 km | 1 | III | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
Seismographs logged a magnitude 3.5 earthquake 17 km WSW of Los Ojos, New Mexico with origin time 16:37 UTC on July 5, 2026. See the M3.5 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2026-07-05 2026-07-05 06:45:53 UTC | 2.5ml | 26 km WSW of Los Ojos, New Mexico 36.640°, -106.849° | 11.2 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
The USGS recorded this magnitude 2.5 earthquake 26 km WSW of Los Ojos, New Mexico at 06:45 UTC on July 5, 2026. This is the deepest earthquake in the current dataset — a shallow crustal event. See the M2.5 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2026-07-02 2026-07-02 06:18:18 UTC | 2.8ml | 16 km SSE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado 37.010°, -104.986° | 8.5 km | 1 | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
At 06:18 UTC on July 2, 2026, a magnitude 2.8 tremor occurred 16 km SSE of Stonewall Gap, Colorado. See the M2.8 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2026-06-25 2026-06-25 18:21:36 UTC | 3.1ml | 18 km SSW of Weston, Colorado 36.989°, -104.945° | 6.1 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
On June 25, 2026, New Mexico registered a magnitude 3.1 earthquake 18 km SSW of Weston, Colorado at 18:21 UTC. See the M3.1 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
30 km S of Segundo, Colorado
2026-07-06
9 km SSW of Atoka, New Mexico
2026-04-06
Data from USGS Earthquake Hazards Program. Updated every 5 minutes.
New Mexico experiences moderate seismic activity due to the Rio Grande Rift, a continental rift zone running through the center of the state.
In 2026, New Mexico has recorded 91 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or greater so far. The largest earthquake in New Mexico in 2026 was a magnitude 4.4 event near Atoka, New Mexico.
New Mexico has a Moderate seismic risk level based on historical earthquake data and proximity to active fault lines.
Over the past 30 days, there have been 6 recorded earthquakes in this region. The largest recent earthquake was a magnitude 3.8 event near 30 km S of Segundo, Colorado.
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