Small magnitude 3.6 quake hits 54 miles south of Carlsbad, Texas, United States early morning
3.6 quake 59 Km NW of Toyah, Texas, Feb 22, 2024 05:14 am (GMT -6)

Just 13 minutes ago, a 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA. The tremor was recorded early morning on Thursday, February 22nd, 2024, at 5:14 am local time, at a very shallow depth of 3.1 miles below the surface.
The event was filed by the United States Geological Survey, the first seismological agency to report it.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 3.6 as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Toyah (pop. 98) located 37 miles from the epicenter. In Loving (pop. 1,400, 46 miles away), Pecos (pop. 9,500, 49 miles away), Van Horn (pop. 1,900, 53 miles away), and Carlsbad (pop. 29,000, 54 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Feb 22, 2024 05:14 am (Chicago time) local time (22 Feb 2024 11:14 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.6
Depth: 5.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.65°N / 104.28°W (Culberson, Texas, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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