International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1522082
Event time 2025-12-08 01:07:51 (UTC)
Local time 2025-12-08 08:07:51 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2025-12-08 01:16:43 (UTC)
Magnitude 3
Depth 9.968 km
Class Minor
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status reviewed
Data provider USGS

Location
Continent North-America
Country USA
Administration area New Mexico
Nearest settlement Capulin
Distance 8 km
Course NNE
Surface type underground quake



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
Ghost Ranch Strip (23,90 km), Lindrith Airpark (27,14 km), Esenada Airport (53,66 km), Los Alamos Medical Center Heliport (60,36 km), Jicarilla Apache Nation Airport (60,39 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Valles Caldera volcano (47,90 km)
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.