Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.3ml
New Mexico
Yes. A magnitude 2.3 earthquake was recorded in New Mexico, 33 km (21 mi) SSW of Albuquerque, NM, at 4:39 pm MDT on 14 May 2023 (22:39 UTC), 5.0 km deep. 9 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
33 km (21 mi) SSW of Albuquerque, NM
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.3 (ml)
- Depth
- 5.0 km below the surface
- Felt
- 9 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Valencia County, 14 km S
- Nearest mapped fault
- Hubbell Spring fault, 23 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1206 days ago
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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 19 km (12 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.
Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Los Lunas, Bosque Farms, Peralta, Valencia, El Cerro, Tome.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 85 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.3 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 180,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 130,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 11× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.3 about 85 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 34.8441, -106.8289. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia County, NM | 14 km (9 mi) | S | earthquakes near Valencia County |
| Bernalillo County, NM | 27 km (17 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Bernalillo County |
| Torrance County, NM | 92 km (57 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Torrance County |
| Sandoval County, NM | 94 km (58 mi) | N | earthquakes near Sandoval County |
| Socorro County, NM | 95 km (59 mi) | S | earthquakes near Socorro County |
| Cibola County, NM | 107 km (66 mi) | W | earthquakes near Cibola County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
31 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.7 2 km NNW of Las Nutrias, New Mexico
- 3.0 16 km WSW of Pueblitos, New Mexico
- 3.0 15 km WSW of Pueblitos, New Mexico
- 2.8 15 km W of Pueblitos, New Mexico
- 2.6 7 km WNW of Veguita, New Mexico
- 3.6 4 km WNW of Abeytas, New Mexico
- 2.6 4 km WNW of Abeytas, New Mexico
- 2.7 14 km NW of Abeytas, New Mexico
- 3.7 6 km WNW of Veguita, New Mexico
- 3.2 6 km NW of Abeytas, New Mexico
- 2.9 3 km NNE of Abeytas, New Mexico
- 3.6 2 km WNW of Las Nutrias, New Mexico
- 3.9 7 km NNW of Abeytas, New Mexico
- 2.7 11 km ESE of Las Nutrias, New Mexico
- 3.1 5 km ESE of Las Nutrias, 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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