Magnitude 3.8 earthquake strikes near Los Lunas, Valencia County, New Mexico, USA

An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 occurred only 10 minutes ago 23 miles south of Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States, the United States Geological Survey reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles beneath the epicenter near Los Lunas, Valencia County, New Mexico, USA, in the morning on Sunday, June 14th, 2026, at 11:41 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 3.8 earthquake as well.
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 Las Nutrias (pop. 150) located 0 miles from the epicenter, Jarales (pop. 2,500) 10 miles away, Rio Communities (pop. 4,700) 13 miles away, and Belen (pop. 7,200) 13 miles away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Los Chavez (pop. 5,400) located 18 miles from the epicenter, El Cerro Mission (pop. 4,700) 21 miles away, Los Lunas (pop. 15,300) 23 miles away, Socorro (pop. 8,700) 29 miles away, South Valley (pop. 41,000) 38 miles away, and Albuquerque (pop. 564,600) 43 miles away.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jun 14, 2026 11:41 am (GMT -6) local time (14 Jun 2026 17:41 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.8
Depth: 10.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 34.47°N / 106.77°W (Socorro County, New Mexico, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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