A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Malaga in New Mexico on Monday. Event id: tx2025ltlfjp. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: tx2025ltlfjp. The temblor was picked up at 09:23:13 / 9:23 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 5.9359 km (4 miles). Global time and date of event 16/06/25 / 2025-06-16 09:23:13 / June 16, 2025 @ 9:23 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -103.816 West, latitude 32.012 North, depth = 5.9359 km.

Epicenter of the earthquake was 60 km (37 miles) from Carlsbad (c. 26 100 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Pecos (c. 8 800 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Kermit (c. 5 700 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pecos, Kermit, Carlsbad.

In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twenty-seven, in the past 30 days fourty-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 33 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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