A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Malaga in New Mexico. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.1279 km (4 miles). Exact location of event, depth 6.1279 km, -103.826° West, 32.008° North. Event id: tx2025lmzcto. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: tx2025lmzcto. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:52:47 / 8:52 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/06/25 / 2025-06-12 20:52:47 / June 12, 2025 @ 8:52 pm.

Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 60 km (37 miles) from Carlsbad (c. 26 100 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Pecos (c. 8 800 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Kermit (c. 5 700 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pecos, Kermit, Carlsbad (min 5000 pop).

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

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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 33 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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