A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 60 km S of Whites City, New Mexico (37 miles) on Sunday. Unique identifier: us6000rwbv. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rwbv. Exact location, longitude -104.4095° West, latitude 31.627° North, depth = 8.159 km. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:11:36 / 1:11 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/12/25 / 2025-12-21 13:11:36 / December 21, 2025 @ 1:11 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 8.159 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface.

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 60 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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