Minor earthquake, 2.8 mag has occurred near Whites City in New Mexico

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A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 52 km S of Whites City, New Mexico (32 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 5.618 km (3 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/10/24 / 2024-10-11 08:27:39 / October 11, 2024 @ 8:27 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000ny1m. Id of event: us6000ny1m. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:27:39 / 8:27 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -104.2775° West, 31.7099° North, depth 5.618 km.

There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days ninety-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 52 km S of Whites City, New Mexico.

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