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21 km NNW of Whites City, New Mexico

USGS recorded this 2.7 magnitude event near 21 km NNW of Whites City, New Mexico at 2026-10-17T00:23:41.073000+00:00. The published hypocentral depth is 4.209 km and the review status is reviewed. Event parameters can be revised as additional observations are processed. Nearby airports and postal locations on this page are calculated spatial references only; they do not establish administrative jurisdiction, damage, causation or future risk. This record is not an earthquake forecast or emergency alert.

175Same Day Events
18.8Nearest Airport Distance Km
5Same Day Events Count
5Similar Magnitude Events Count
5Nearest Airports Count
5Nearest Postal Codes Count

Key facts

Magnitude
2.7
Magnitude type
ml
Occurred at
2026-10-17T00:23:41.073000+00:00
Updated at
2026-10-17T01:23:05.608000+00:00
Review status
reviewed
Event type
earthquake
Felt reports
1
Community intensity
2
Tsunami flag
No
Significance
112
Network
us
Latitude
32.3538
Longitude
-104.462
Depth (km)
4.209
USGS event page
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u2x1

Upstream revision context

USGS event revision

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UpdatedStatusPayload digest
2026-10-17T01:23:05.608000+00:00reviewedfe133f18f046

Associated event IDs: us6000u2x1

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Nearest recorded airports

Spatial proximity only; it does not establish administrative jurisdiction.

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Nearest recorded postal locations

Spatial proximity within the country-stratified GeoNames sample; it does not establish administrative jurisdiction.

88256Distance Km: 35.988232Distance Km: 84.788343Distance Km: 128.088317Distance Km: 128.288348Distance Km: 141.7

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