Small magnitude 3.6 earthquake 26 miles west of Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States

An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 occurred late at night on Wednesday, March 19th, 2025, at 10:17 pm local time near Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA, as reported by the United States Geological Survey.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a very shallow depth of 5.9 miles. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. 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.
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 Hope (pop. 110) located 22 miles from the epicenter, Atoka (pop. 1,100) 25 miles away, Carlsbad (pop. 29,000) 26 miles away, La Huerta (pop. 1,200) 26 miles away, Artesia (pop. 12,000) 28 miles away, and Loving (pop. 1,400) 36 miles away. In Hagerman (pop. 1,300, 47 miles away), and Dexter (pop. 1,300, 51 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.

Earthquake data:
Date & time: Mar 19, 2025 10:17 pm (GMT -6) local time (20 Mar 2025 04:17 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.6
Depth: 9.42 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 32.49°N / 104.66°W (Eddy County, New Mexico, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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