Small magnitude 3.9 earthquake 25 miles southwest of Raton, New Mexico, United States

An earthquake of magnitude 3.9 occurred only 13 minutes ago 25 miles southwest of Raton, New Mexico, United States, the United States Geological Survey reported.
The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 5.5 miles beneath the epicenter near Raton, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA, after midnight on Friday, January 30th, 2026, at 12:20 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 3.9 earthquake as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Cimarron (pop. 910) located 20 miles from the epicenter, Raton (pop. 6,200) 25 miles away, Raton (pop. 6,200) 25 miles away, Trinidad (pop. 8,200) 33 miles away, Angel Fire (pop. 1,100) 36 miles away, Questa (pop. 1,800) 40 miles away, Arroyo Seco (pop. 1,800) 43 miles away, and Taos (pop. 5,700) 47 miles away.

Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 30, 2026 07:20 am (Universal Time) local time (30 Jan 2026 07:20 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.9
Depth: 8.84 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.8°N / 104.88°W (Colfax County, New Mexico, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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