Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 3.0ml
3 km ESE of Regina, New Mexico
Yes. A magnitude 3.0 earthquake was recorded 3 km ESE of Regina, New Mexico, at 9:55 pm MDT on 25 June 2018 (03:55 UTC), 2.8 km deep. 4 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 3.0 (ml)
- Depth
- 2.8 km below the surface
- Felt
- 4 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Rio Arriba County, 43 km NNE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1557 days ago
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This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 37 km (23 mi) from the epicentre. 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.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 950 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 4.0 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 350,000× the energy of this one
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 16,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 11,000× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 3.0 about 950 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 36.1699, -106.9229. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Arriba County, NM | 43 km (27 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Rio Arriba County |
| Sandoval County, NM | 54 km (34 mi) | S | earthquakes near Sandoval County |
| Los Alamos County, NM | 65 km (40 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Los Alamos County |
| Santa Fe County, NM | 113 km (70 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Santa Fe County |
| Archuleta County, CO | 115 km (72 mi) | N | earthquakes near Archuleta County |
| Taos County, NM | 124 km (77 mi) | ENE | earthquakes near Taos County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
23 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 3.3 13 km NNW of La Cueva, New Mexico
- 2.9 11 km NNE of Gallina, New Mexico
- 2.9 28 km NNW of Regina, New Mexico
- 2.9 7 km ENE of Capulin, New Mexico
- 2.8 7 km ESE of Cuba, New Mexico
- 3.5 9 km E of Cuba, New Mexico
- 2.5 10 km E of Cuba, New Mexico
- 2.9 3 km ESE of Capulin, New Mexico
- 2.6 9 km N of Capulin, New Mexico
- 2.5 11 km NW of Jemez Springs, New Mexico
- 2.6 7 km WSW of La Cueva, New Mexico
- 2.8 4 km NNW of Regina, New Mexico
- 2.5 New Mexico
- 2.7 2 km E of Capulin, New Mexico
- 2.7 4 km NE of Capulin, New Mexico
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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