Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.7ml
34 km N of Carrizozo, New Mexico
Yes. A magnitude 2.7 earthquake was recorded 34 km N of Carrizozo, New Mexico, at 9:45 am MST on 9 February 2024 (16:45 UTC), 5.0 km deep. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.7 (ml)
- Depth
- 5.0 km below the surface
- Felt
- 1 report · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- Lincoln County, 48 km ESE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 935 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 24 km (15 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 340 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.7 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 45,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 32,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 2.8× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.7 about 340 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 33.9486, -105.9079. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County, NM | 48 km (30 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Lincoln County |
| Torrance County, NM | 67 km (42 mi) | N | earthquakes near Torrance County |
| Socorro County, NM | 95 km (59 mi) | W | earthquakes near Socorro County |
| Valencia County, NM | 119 km (74 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Valencia County |
| Guadalupe County, NM | 145 km (90 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Guadalupe County |
| Sierra County, NM | 150 km (93 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Sierra 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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