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Earthquake near Hobbs, NM
No earthquake was likely felt in Hobbs in the 24 hours to 3:27 am MST (10:27 UTC). The last one was M 3.7, 153 km (95 mi) SW, at 3:27 pm MDT on 28 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 2 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Hobbs
This page: a magnitude 2.5 earthquake was recorded 35 km (22 mi) southwest of Hobbs, NM, at 8:42 am MDT on 21 October 2025 (14:42 UTC), 7.1 km deep.
USGS: 20 km SW of Monument, New Mexico
- When
- 8:42 am MDT on 21 October 2025 ()
- Where
- 35 km (22 mi) southwest of Hobbs, NM · earthquakes near Hobbs
- Magnitude
- M 2.5 (mb_lg)
- Depth
- 7.1 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Lea County, 32 km N
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 306 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 45 km (28 mi) from the epicentre. In Hobbs, 35 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.
Likely felt in: Eunice 27 km, intensity II · Hobbs 35 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 170 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.5 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 89,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 63,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 5.6× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.5 about 170 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 32.5125, -103.4328. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lea County, NM | 32 km (20 mi) | N | earthquakes near Lea County |
| Loving County, TX | 75 km (47 mi) | S | earthquakes near Loving County |
| Andrews County, TX | 78 km (48 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Andrews County |
| Gaines County, TX | 79 km (49 mi) | ENE | earthquakes near Gaines County |
| Eddy County, NM | 82 km (51 mi) | W | earthquakes near Eddy County |
| Winkler County, TX | 84 km (52 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Winkler County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
13 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.9 29 km ENE of Malaga, New Mexico
- 2.3 15 km W of Eunice, New Mexico
- 2.6 19 km NNW of Jal, New Mexico
- 3.6 20 km SW of Eunice, New Mexico
- 2.5 19 km SW of Eunice, New Mexico
- 2.2 2 km NNW of Jal, New Mexico
- 3.0 32 km ENE of Malaga, New Mexico
- 2.8 18 km NNW of Jal, New Mexico
- 2.5 18 km NNW of Jal, New Mexico
- 2.2 16 km NE of Jal, New Mexico
- 1.7 17 km NE of Jal, New Mexico
- 2.1 15 km NE of Jal, New Mexico
- 1.8 14 km NE 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.
On USGS
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