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Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Carlsbad, NM

M 3.4

Latest: 11:56 am MDT on 24 September 2026 · 40 km (25 mi) WNW of Carlsbad, NM

The most recent earthquake near Carlsbad was M 3.4, 40 km (25 mi) WNW of Carlsbad, NM, at 11:56 am MDT on 24 September 2026.

Within 30 km since 2016
43 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
17
Largest since 2016
M 4.0 on 23 February 2024, 29 km (18 mi) NW of Carlsbad, NM
Reported felt
22 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page

The latest 50

  1. 3.4 40 km (25 mi) WNW of Carlsbad, NM
  2. 2.8 33 km (21 mi) SW of Carlsbad, NM
  3. 2.9 46 km (28 mi) ESE of Carlsbad, NM
  4. 2.5 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Carlsbad, NM
  5. 2.7 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Carlsbad, NM
  6. 2.9 10 km (6 mi) SSE of Carlsbad, NM · felt by 1
  7. 3.1 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Carlsbad, NM · felt by 1
  8. 2.5 42 km (26 mi) WNW of Carlsbad, NM
  9. 2.6 28 km (17 mi) NW of Carlsbad, NM
  10. 2.9 41 km (25 mi) WSW of Carlsbad, NM
  11. 3.4 43 km (26 mi) WNW of Carlsbad, NM
  12. 2.6 42 km (26 mi) WNW of Carlsbad, NM
  13. 3.1 41 km (25 mi) WNW of Carlsbad, NM
  14. 2.9 39 km (25 mi) WSW of Carlsbad, NM
  15. 2.3 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Carlsbad, NM · felt by 1
  16. 3.0 48 km (30 mi) ESE of Carlsbad, NM
  17. 2.6 9 km (6 mi) SSE of Carlsbad, NM · felt by 3
  18. 3.1 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Carlsbad, NM
  19. 3.6 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Carlsbad, NM · felt by 6
  20. 3.1 30 km (19 mi) W of Carlsbad, NM · felt by 1
  21. 2.5 20 km (12 mi) WSW of Carlsbad, NM
  22. 2.6 31 km (19 mi) W of Carlsbad, NM
  23. 2.8 33 km (20 mi) W of Carlsbad, NM
  24. 2.6 25 km (15 mi) W of Carlsbad, NM
  25. 2.0 49 km (30 mi) SSE of Carlsbad, NM
  26. 2.6 39 km (24 mi) WNW of Carlsbad, NM
  27. 2.5 40 km (25 mi) WNW of Carlsbad, NM
  28. 3.7 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Carlsbad, NM · felt by 27
  29. 3.1 28 km (18 mi) SW of Carlsbad, NM · felt by 2
  30. 2.9 42 km (26 mi) WNW of Carlsbad, NM
  31. 3.3 38 km (24 mi) WNW of Carlsbad, NM
  32. 2.5 39 km (24 mi) WNW of Carlsbad, NM
  33. 3.3 39 km (24 mi) WNW of Carlsbad, NM · felt by 2
  34. 2.5 39 km (24 mi) WNW of Carlsbad, NM
  35. 3.4 39 km (24 mi) WNW of Carlsbad, NM
  36. 2.7 40 km (25 mi) WNW of Carlsbad, NM
  37. 2.6 39 km (24 mi) WNW of Carlsbad, NM
  38. 3.3 38 km (24 mi) WNW of Carlsbad, NM
  39. 3.5 40 km (25 mi) WNW of Carlsbad, NM · felt by 2
  40. 2.6 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Carlsbad, NM
  41. 2.8 25 km (16 mi) WSW of Carlsbad, NM
  42. 2.7 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Carlsbad, NM
  43. 2.4 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Carlsbad, NM
  44. 3.5 33 km (21 mi) WSW of Carlsbad, NM · felt by 1
  45. 3.4 40 km (25 mi) WSW of Carlsbad, NM · felt by 1
  46. 2.5 42 km (26 mi) WSW of Carlsbad, NM
  47. 2.8 40 km (25 mi) W of Carlsbad, NM
  48. 2.5 31 km (19 mi) SW of Carlsbad, NM
  49. 2.6 46 km (29 mi) WSW of Carlsbad, NM
  50. 2.8 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Carlsbad, NM · felt by 13

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Carlsbad time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Carlsbad are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

The white circle is Carlsbad; dots are the 43 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Carlsbad.

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearby towns

La Huerta 3 km · Loving 19 km

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