M4.0

USGS earthquake · M4.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico

🇺🇸 - United States

· 12 days ago

Map centered on the earthquake at 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico, with a marker at its epicenterMalagaCarlsbadLa HuertaLovingLivingston WheelerDell CityOpen in Apple Maps ↗
Shaking intensity
  1. II
  2. III
  3. IV

Strongest contour: Light (IV). Modelled by USGS ShakeMap; contours show where shaking was expected to reach each level, not damage.

Depth5.9 km
Origin timeOct 11, 2026, 8:04 AM UTC
Coordinates31.666, -104.427
Tsunami flagNot reported
Estimated shakingModerate (V)Modelled by USGS ShakeMap
Reported shakingWeak (III)From 4 public reports
Magnitude scaleLocal magnitude
SolutionReviewed by a seismologist
Who felt it

People in the shaking

In the modelled area39,000
At light shaking or above8
  1. IVLight8
  2. IIIWeak44
  3. IIWeak39,000
Nearby towns and the shaking modelled for each
PlacePopulationShaking
Malaga172II
Carlsbad32,000II
La Huerta1,000II
Loving1,000II
Livingston Wheeler577II
Dell City82II
Van Horn2,000II
Mentone8II

Past earthquakes here. A magnitude 5.7 earthquake 183 km n of this event struck UK on April 14, 1995 (UTC), with estimated population exposures of 54,000 at intensity IV and 7,000 at intensity V, with no reported fatalities.

Local buildings. Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are resistant to earthquake shaking, though vulnerable structures exist. The predominant vulnerable building types are unreinforced brick masonry and reinforced masonry construction.

Population and intensity modelled by USGS PAGER. Estimates, not a count of people affected.

Official source

U.S. Geological Survey

Terremoto preserves this event snapshot for a stable public link. USGS remains the authoritative source for revisions and scientific details. Shaking contours and population estimates come from USGS ShakeMap and PAGER, which revise them as more data arrives.

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