Latest today See all | Mag. 1.6 earthquake 44 km NW of Toyah - Texas - |
Strongest today | Mag. 3.2 61 km S of Whites City - New Mexico - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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May 3, 08:49 pm (Chicago) | 1.6 4.6 km | 91 km (56 mi) to the S | 44 km NW of Toyah, Texas | Info | |
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May 3, 06:38 pm (Chicago) | 1.7 5.4 km | 77 km (48 mi) to the S | 47 km W of Mentone, Texas | Info | |
May 3, 05:50 pm (Chicago) | 1.7 2.3 km | 86 km (53 mi) to the S | 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico | Info | |
May 3, 05:32 pm (Chicago) | 2.3 4.7 km | 77 km (48 mi) to the S | 49 km W of Mentone, Texas | Info | |
May 3, 05:24 pm (Chicago) | 1.8 4.7 km | 83 km (51 mi) to the S | Culberson County, Texas, 51 mi south of Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico, United States | Info | |
May 3, 03:11 pm (Chicago) | 3.2 6.1 km | 89 km (56 mi) to the S | 61 km S of Whites City, New Mexico I FELT IT | Info | |
May 3, 02:49 pm (Chicago) | 1.5 4.1 km | 79 km (49 mi) to the S | 52 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico | Info | |
May 3, 12:42 pm (Chicago) | 2.8 7.8 km | 77 km (48 mi) to the S | 48 km W of Mentone, Texas I FELT IT | Info | |
May 3, 12:42 pm (Chicago) | 1.6 10.4 km | 84 km (52 mi) to the S | 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico | Info | |
May 3, 09:00 am (Chicago) | 1.6 5.6 km | 85 km (53 mi) to the S | 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico | Info | |
May 3, 07:08 am (Chicago) | 1.6 2.9 km | 87 km (54 mi) to the S | 57 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico | Info |
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Carlsbad has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,400 quakes on average per year in or near Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA. Carlsbad has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 5 since 2010, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.
The last earthquake in Carlsbad occurred 4 hours ago and had a magnitude of 1.6:
A light magnitude 1.6 earthquake hit 91 km (56 mi) away from Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States, in the evening of Friday, May 3, 2024 at 8.49 pm local time (America/Chicago GMT -5). The quake had a very shallow depth of 4.6 km (2.9 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.
In the past 24 hours, Carlsbad has had 1 quake of magnitude 3.2 and 3 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 11 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in Carlsbad in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 3.2 and occurred 10 hours ago:
A light magnitude 3.2 earthquake hit 90 km (56 mi) away from Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States, in the early afternoon of Friday, May 3, 2024 at 3.11 pm local time (America/Chicago GMT -5). The quake had a very shallow depth of 6.1 km (3.8 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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