International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1584179
Event time 2026-02-27 19:15:00 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-28 02:15:00 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-27 19:27:39 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.1
Depth 5.7 km
Class Minor
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent North-America
Country USA
Administration area New Mexico
Nearest settlement Whites City
Distance 58 km
Course S
Surface type underground quake

Overview map
Green circle [feel the Eq] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Population map
Green circle [feel the seism activity] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

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
Triangle Ranch Private Airport (20,27 km), Triangle Ranch Private Airport (20,27 km), Figure 2 Ranch Airport (47,89 km), Figure 2 Ranch Airport (47,89 km), Big Tank Ranch Airport (67,46 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis