Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.6mb_lg
34 km NNW of Nara Visa, New Mexico
Yes. A magnitude 2.6 earthquake was recorded 34 km NNW of Nara Visa, New Mexico, at 4:15 pm MDT on 8 September 2024 (22:15 UTC), 10 km deep.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.6 (mb_lg)
- Depth
- 10 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Hartley County, 56 km E
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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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 50 km (31 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 240 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.6 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 63,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 45,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 4× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.6 about 240 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 35.8985, -103.2288. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartley County, TX | 56 km (35 mi) | E | earthquakes near Hartley County |
| Harding County, NM | 56 km (35 mi) | W | earthquakes near Harding County |
| Union County, NM | 69 km (43 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Union County |
| Dallam County, TX | 72 km (44 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Dallam County |
| Oldham County, TX | 79 km (49 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Oldham County |
| Quay County, NM | 93 km (58 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Quay County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
1 earthquake has been recorded within 50 km since this one.
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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