Small tremor of magnitude 3.7 just reported 13 miles southwest of Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States

An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 occurred only 7 minutes ago 13 miles southwest of Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 3.1 miles beneath the epicenter near Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA, in the morning on Thursday, February 5th, 2026, at 11:05 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.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Carlsbad (pop. 29,000) located 13 miles from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include La Huerta (pop. 1,200) located 14 miles from the epicenter, Loving (pop. 1,400) 20 miles away, Atoka (pop. 1,100) 30 miles away, and Artesia (pop. 12,000) 35 miles away.

Earthquake data:
Date & time: Feb 5, 2026 06:05 pm (Universal Time) local time (5 Feb 2026 18:05 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.7
Depth: 5.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 32.34°N / 104.43°W (Eddy County, New Mexico, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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