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M 1.7ml

Earthquake near Jal, NM

No earthquake was likely felt in Jal in the 24 hours to 5:29 pm MST (00:29 UTC). The last one was M 2.1, 17 km (11 mi) SSW, at 3:01 pm MDT on 30 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Jal

This page: a magnitude 1.7 earthquake was recorded 14 km (8 mi) east-southeast of Jal, NM, at 6:08 pm MDT on 18 July 2025 (00:08 UTC), 7.9 km deep.

USGS: 13 km ESE of Jal, New Mexico

71 km (44 mi) WNW of Odessa, TX

6:08 pm MDT, Jul 18, 2025 · · 7.9 km deep · released about 11 lb of TNT

Every earthquake near Jal Felt it? Tell USGS Check my area
10 km30 km60 km120 km N Winkler County 25 kmAndrews County 49 kmLoving County 53 kmEctor County 54 kmWard County 61 kmGaines County 86 kmLea County 88 kmCrane County 89 kmReeves County 104 km
Distance rings around the epicentre, with the nearest towns at their true direction and later quakes as coloured dots. Not a shaking map — see the USGS ShakeMap for that.
When
6:08 pm MDT on 18 July 2025 ()
Where
14 km (8 mi) east-southeast of Jal, NM · earthquakes near Jal
Magnitude
M 1.7 (ml)
Depth
7.9 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Winkler County, 25 km S
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 478 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 10 km (6 mi) from the epicentre. In Jal, 14 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.

Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Kermit.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 11 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.7 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 1,400,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,000,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 89× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 1.7 about 11 lb of TNT

Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.

Where

Epicentre 32.0590, -103.0650. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Winkler County, TX 25 km (16 mi) S earthquakes near Winkler County
Andrews County, TX 49 km (30 mi) NE earthquakes near Andrews County
Loving County, TX 53 km (33 mi) WSW earthquakes near Loving County
Ector County, TX 54 km (33 mi) ESE earthquakes near Ector County
Ward County, TX 61 km (38 mi) S earthquakes near Ward County
Gaines County, TX 86 km (54 mi) NNE earthquakes near Gaines County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

60 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

  1. 3.4 26 km SW of Jal, New Mexico
  2. 1.7 27 km SW of Jal, New Mexico
  3. 2.1 15 km NE of Jal, New Mexico
  4. 2.0 27 km SW of Jal, New Mexico
  5. 1.7 27 km SW of Jal, New Mexico
  6. 2.8 26 km SW of Jal, New Mexico
  7. 1.6 11 km NNW of Kermit, Texas
  8. 1.8 11 km NNW of Kermit, Texas
  9. 1.9 26 km SW of Jal, New Mexico
  10. 2.5 11 km NNW of Kermit, Texas
  11. 1.7 26 km SW of Jal, New Mexico
  12. 2.4 11 km NNW of Kermit, Texas
  13. 2.3 12 km NNW of Kermit, Texas
  14. 1.9 13 km NNW of Kermit, Texas
  15. 1.7 8 km NNW of Kermit, Texas

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

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