Small magnitude 3.6 earthquake 53 miles south of Carlsbad, Texas, United States

Just 12 minutes ago, a 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA. The tremor was recorded in the evening on Wednesday, April 15th, 2026, at 8:24 pm local time, at a very shallow depth of 5.3 miles below the surface.
The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.
According to preliminary calculations, we do not expect that the quake was felt by many people and did not cause any damage. In Malaga (pop. 150, 43 miles away), Van Horn (pop. 1,900, 50 miles away), and Carlsbad (pop. 29,000, 53 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Apr 16, 2026 01:24 am (Universal Time) local time (16 Apr 2026 01:24 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.5
Depth: 6.10 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.67°N / 104.39°W (Culberson County, Texas, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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