Over the past 30 days, New Mexico has recorded 9 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or greater in our tracker. 1 landed between M4.0 and M4.9. The remaining 8 fell in the M2.5–M3.9 band. By depth: 9 shallow (<70 km). 4 of the epicenters were offshore. 3 events produced at least one felt report, totalling 47 citizen submissions to the USGS Did You Feel It? system. Focal depths ranged from 1.9 km to 10.4 km. All 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 days ago 2026-09-09 16:00:21 UTC | 2.6ml | 19 km NNW of Whites City, New Mexico 32.325°, -104.489° | 1.9 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
A magnitude 2.6 seismic event took place 19 km NNW of Whites City, New Mexico on September 9, 2026 at 16:00 UTC. This is the shallowest earthquake in the current dataset — a shallow crustal event. See the M2.6 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2026-09-05 2026-09-05 03:41:56 UTC | 2.7ml | 22 km NNW of Whites City, New Mexico 32.349°, -104.504° | 5.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
This magnitude 2.7 event was detected 22 km NNW of Whites City, New Mexico on September 5, 2026, with origin time 03:41 UTC. See the M2.7 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2026-08-29 2026-08-29 20:53:49 UTC | 2.8ml | 21 km SW of Pinehill, New Mexico 34.850°, -108.554° | 3.2 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
At 20:53 UTC on August 29, 2026, a magnitude 2.8 tremor occurred 21 km SW of Pinehill, New Mexico. This event falls inside the aftershock decay of a nearby magnitude 3.4 earthquake that occurred about 17 hours earlier. This very shallow event was close enough to the surface that even modest magnitudes can produce significant local shaking. See the M2.8 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2026-08-29 2026-08-29 03:37:11 UTC | 3.4ml | 21 km SW of Pinehill, New Mexico 34.839°, -108.546° | 10.4 km | 2 | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake was recorded 21 km SW of Pinehill, New Mexico on August 29, 2026 at 03:37 UTC. This is the deepest earthquake in the current dataset — a shallow crustal event. See the M3.4 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2026-08-24 2026-08-24 22:51:23 UTC | 2.7ml | 11 km SE of San Mateo, New Mexico 35.264°, -107.551° | 7.6 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
Reports of a magnitude 2.7 earthquake 11 km SE of San Mateo, New Mexico came in on August 24, 2026 at 22:51 UTC. This event falls inside the aftershock decay of a nearby magnitude 4.0 earthquake that occurred about 61 hours earlier. The event was offshore. See the M2.7 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2026-08-22 2026-08-22 10:19:13 UTC | 4.0mwr | 8 km SSE of San Mateo, New Mexico 35.266°, -107.596° | 10.0 km | 39 | IV | green | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
On August 22, 2026 at 10:19 UTC, a magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of San Mateo, New Mexico. 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 M4.0 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2026-08-20 2026-08-20 13:36:46 UTC | 2.9ml | 20 km NNE of Fence Lake, New Mexico 34.823°, -108.585° | 10.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
On August 20, 2026, New Mexico registered a magnitude 2.9 earthquake 20 km NNE of Fence Lake, New Mexico at 13:36 UTC. See the M2.9 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2026-08-18 2026-08-18 03:40:13 UTC | 3.0ml | 15 km WSW of Pueblitos, New Mexico 34.586°, -106.936° | 5.0 km | 6 | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
Seismographs logged a magnitude 3.0 earthquake 15 km WSW of Pueblitos, New Mexico with origin time 03:40 UTC on August 18, 2026. See the M3.0 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2026-08-17 2026-08-17 19:44:20 UTC | 2.8ml | 15 km W of Pueblitos, New Mexico 34.630°, -106.946° | 5.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
The USGS recorded this magnitude 2.8 earthquake 15 km W of Pueblitos, New Mexico at 19:44 UTC on August 17, 2026. The event was offshore. See the M2.8 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
8 km SSE of San Mateo, New Mexico
2026-08-22
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 106 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 9 recorded earthquakes in this region. The largest recent earthquake was a magnitude 4.0 event near 8 km SSE of San Mateo, New Mexico.
In the past 30 days, 9 earthquakes have been recorded in the New Mexico region.
The largest recent earthquake in the New Mexico area was a magnitude 4.0 event that occurred 8 km SSE of San Mateo, New Mexico.
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