Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near La Luz, NM
M 3.0
Latest: 5:00 am MDT on 25 October 2022 · 3 km (2 mi) NNE of La Luz, NM
The most recent earthquake near La Luz was M 3.0, 3 km (2 mi) NNE of La Luz, NM, at 5:00 am MDT on 25 October 2022. 7 people reported feeling it to USGS.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 1 earthquake of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 0
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.0 on 25 October 2022, 3 km (2 mi) NNE of La Luz, NM
- Reported felt
- 1 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 1
- 3.0 3 km (2 mi) NNE of La Luz, NM · felt by 7
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 La Luz time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after La Luz are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is La Luz; dots are the 1 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 La Luz.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Alamogordo fault, 4 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
If you felt one
- Was that an earthquake? — checks what was recorded near you in the last hour
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- Earthquakes in New Mexico, with the state's activity score
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