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M 1.7mb_lg

Earthquake near Jal, NM

No earthquake was likely felt in Jal in the 24 hours to 9:12 am MST (16:12 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 15 km (9 mi) northeast of Jal, NM, at 5:04 am MDT on 27 May 2024 (11:04 UTC), 5.0 km deep.

USGS: 14 km NE of Jal, New Mexico

95 km (59 mi) WNW of Midland, TX

5:04 am MDT, May 27, 2024 · · 5.0 km deep · released about 11 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N Winkler County 43 kmAndrews County 44 kmLoving County 60 kmEctor County 65 kmLea County 71 kmGaines County 73 kmWard County 78 kmCrane County 105 kmMartin County 107 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
5:04 am MDT on 27 May 2024 ()
Where
15 km (9 mi) northeast of Jal, NM · earthquakes near Jal
Magnitude
M 1.7 (mb_lg)
Depth
5.0 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Winkler County, 43 km S
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 827 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 11 km (7 mi) from the epicentre. In Jal, 15 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: Eunice.

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 32.2164, -103.0937. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Winkler County, TX 43 km (27 mi) S earthquakes near Winkler County
Andrews County, TX 44 km (27 mi) ENE earthquakes near Andrews County
Loving County, TX 60 km (38 mi) SW earthquakes near Loving County
Ector County, TX 65 km (40 mi) SE earthquakes near Ector County
Lea County, NM 71 km (44 mi) NNW earthquakes near Lea County
Gaines County, TX 73 km (45 mi) NE earthquakes near Gaines County

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 2.0 12 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico
  2. 2.5 12 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico
  3. 2.0 12 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico
  4. 1.8 11 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico
  5. 2.7 16 km NE of Jal, New Mexico
  6. 2.6 17 km WNW of Jal, New Mexico
  7. 1.9 23 km SW of Jal, New Mexico
  8. 2.2 21 km SW of Jal, New Mexico
  9. 1.8 23 km SW of Jal, New Mexico
  10. 1.5 22 km SW of Jal, New Mexico
  11. 2.3 21 km SW of Jal, New Mexico
  12. 1.6 22 km SW of Jal, New Mexico
  13. 1.7 22 km SW of Jal, New Mexico
  14. 1.7 22 km SW of Jal, New Mexico
  15. 2.8 22 km SW of Jal, 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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