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M1.6 earthquake 89 km SSW of Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 89 km SSW of Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States at 11:41 local time (18:41 UTC) on 3 Nov 2026, at a depth of 7 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-11-06 18:14 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
1.6micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
Depth
6.8 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-11-03 18:41:32 UTC
Local: 3 Nov 2026, 11:41:32 (America/Denver)
Epicentre
31.638° N, 104.438° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
CarlsbadNew Mexico, United States · pop. 28,95789 kmINot felt
PecosTexas, United States · pop. 9,51793 kmINot felt
Ciudad JuárezChihuahua, Mexico · pop. 1,512,450192 kmINot felt
El PasoTexas, United States · pop. 678,815195 kmINot felt
ChihuahuaMexico · pop. 925,762369 kmINot felt

Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more.

Every agency's solution

Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS · TX, which has been reviewed by an analyst.

AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
USGS · TXheadlineTexNet via U.S. Geological Survey1.6 ml6.8 km31.64° N, 104.44° W–Reviewed

How big was it?

Usually not felt. Recorded by nearby seismometers; thousands occur worldwide every day.

It released roughly the energy of 4 kg of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 7 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M1.6 releases about 7.9× the energy of M1.0, and its waves are about 4× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 4 kg of TNT vs 477 g of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M1.0. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

37 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M3.0 3 days ago. 37 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M1.6

37 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
2.171.88
11.702.06
15.151.96
18.151.87
35.162.27
51.541.82
51.741.97
64.472.55
67.891.96
69.182.16
79.492.17
99.911.96
104.001.75
113.482.17
117.702.16
118.431.86
118.541.76
118.872.36
130.901.77
133.392.16
133.501.96
134.771.86
138.702.06
140.773.06
149.351.88
150.931.76
160.261.67
160.292.26
161.091.58
178.212.46
178.272.07
179.832.05
179.881.66
184.542.06
188.202.46
188.202.57
211.091.96
  1. 3.087 km SSW of Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States11-09 15:27
  2. 2.588 km SSW of Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States11-06 11:09
  3. 2.584 km S of Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States11-11 14:53
  4. 2.478 km S of Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States11-11 04:54
  5. 2.484 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-11 14:53
  6. 2.371 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-08 17:33
  7. 2.263 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-05 05:51
  8. 2.286 km SSW of Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States11-10 10:59
  9. 2.186 km SSW of Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States11-06 15:52
  10. 2.182 km S of Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States11-07 02:11
  11. 2.179 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-08 12:10
  12. 2.171 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-08 16:23
  13. 2.171 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-09 08:04
  14. 2.087 km SSW of Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States11-04 06:23
  15. 2.071 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-09 13:23
  16. 2.078 km S of Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States11-11 04:57
  17. 2.073 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-11 06:31
  18. 2.084 km S of Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States11-11 11:13
  19. 1.987 km SSW of Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States11-04 09:50
  20. 1.977 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-05 22:26
  21. 1.967 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-06 14:35
  22. 1.981 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-07 22:36
  23. 1.971 km WNW of Pecos, Texas, United States11-09 08:11
  24. 1.984 km S of Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States11-12 13:47
  25. 1.887 km SSW of Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States11-03 20:51

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Event id tx2026vrdiiy. First recorded here 6 Nov 2026, 18:57:09 UTC. Solutions: USGS · TX (usgs:tx2026vrdiiy). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M1.6 earthquake 89 km SSW of Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/tx2026vrdiiy-m1-6-earthquake-89-km-ssw-of-carlsbad-new-mexico-united-states, data from USGS.

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