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Latest quakes in or near Socorro, New Mexico, USA - list, stats and map

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Mag. 2.8 earthquake 34 Km N of Carrizozo, New Mexico - Feb 9, 2024 -
Strongest since 1970Mag. 4.6 New Mexico (USA) - Nov 29, 1989 -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 09:29 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Socorro, New Mexico, USA, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Socorro, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Socorro in the past 24 hours.
Since 1970, Socorro has had 91 quakes of magnitudes up to 4.6:
  • 6 quakes above magnitude 4
  • 45 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 39 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 1 quake below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest: Mag. 2.8 Earthquake 34 Km N of Carrizozo, New Mexico -
Strongest: Mag. 4.6 Earthquake New Mexico (USA) -
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Latest quakes in or near Socorro, New Mexico, USA - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
Nearest VolcanoLocationDetailsMap
Feb 9, 09:45 am (Denver)
Feb 9, 16:45 GMT
2.8

5 km
1 km (0.6 mi) to the E 34 Km N of Carrizozo, New Mexico 1 reportInfo
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Sep 12, 2023 04:01 pm (Denver)
Sep 12, 2023 22:01 GMT
2.8

5.6 km
United States, 7.9 mi northwest of Socorro, Socorro County, New Mexico 8 reportsInfo
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
May 29, 2023 08:06 pm (GMT -6)
May 30, 2023 02:06 GMT
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28 km (17 mi) to the N Near Belem, New Mexico, USA (unconfirmed) 5 reportsInfo
Sunday, May 14, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
May 14, 2023 04:39 pm (Denver)
May 14, 2023 22:39 GMT
2.3

5 km
30 km (19 mi) to the N United States, 6.4 mi northwest of Los Lunas, Valencia County, New Mexico 92 reportsInfo
Sunday, April 30, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 29, 2023 11:20 pm (Denver)
Apr 30, 2023 05:20 GMT
3.1

5 km
Socorro County, United States, 31 mi south of Los Lunas, Valencia County, New Mexico 11 reportsInfo
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 11, 2023 02:34 am (Denver)
Apr 11, 2023 08:34 GMT
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n/a
31 km (19 mi) to the N Near Laguna, New Mexico, USA (unconfirmed) 110 reportsInfo
Thursday, March 23, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 23, 2023 07:43 am (GMT -6)
Mar 23, 2023 13:43 GMT
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48 km (30 mi) to the N Near Mountain View, New Mexico, USA (unconfirmed) 5 reportsInfo
Sunday, December 11, 2022 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 11, 2022 03:58 pm (Denver)
Dec 11, 2022 21:58 GMT
3.3

9 km
New Mexico Info
Dec 11, 2022 02:57 pm (Denver)
Dec 11, 2022 21:57 GMT
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n/a
New Mexico, USA (unconfirmed) 14 reportsInfo
Thursday, December 1, 2022 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 1, 2022 12:50 am (Denver)
Dec 1, 2022 07:50 GMT
3.6

6.3 km
5 Km SW of Luis Lopez, New Mexico 2 reportsInfo
Dec 1, 2022 01:41 am (Denver)
Dec 1, 2022 07:41 GMT
2.7

5.6 km
Near Socorro, New Mexico, USA 6 reportsInfo
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.7 x 1012 joules (479 megawatt hours, equivalent to 412 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 2.7 quakes on average per year in or near Socorro, New Mexico, USA:
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 0.11 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 9.1 years)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 0.94 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.1 years)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 2.1 quakes per year
Socorro has very few earthquakes and most of them are very small (below magnitude 3). Larger quakes with magnitudes above 3 might occur from time to time. However, Socorro has had at least 6 quakes above magnitude 4 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.

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