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Sun, 4 May 2025, 02:10 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
The United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude 5.3 quake in the United States near Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico, only 22 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the evening on Saturday, May 3rd, 2025, at 8:47 pm local time at a very shallow depth of 3.9 miles. 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.2.
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 Malaga (pop. 150) located 45 miles from the epicenter, Carlsbad (pop. 29,000) 54 miles away, and Pecos (pop. 9,500) 59 miles away.
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