M 3.4 Earthquake 33 km SSE of Hope, New Mexico
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake was recorded by USGS near 33 km SSE of Hope. On the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program scale, M3.4 is classified "Minor". Among the 1,834 earthquake reports Areazine has published, this M3.4 event ranks stronger than 26% of them (rank #1,254 by magnitude).
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- Magnitude
- M 3.4
- USGS class
- Minor
- Location
- 33 km SSE of Hope
- Archive rank
- #1,254 of 1,834
- Source
- USGS
- Published
- September 24, 2026
Stronger than 26% of the 1,834 earthquake reports in Areazine's archive, weaker than 1,253 others.
Record status: USGS's reading at the moment of detection — the agency keeps revising magnitude, aftershock counts, and felt reports on its own event page as more data arrives.
What Happened
A M 3.4 ml earthquake struck 33 km SSE of Hope, New Mexico, at 12:36 UTC on October 23, 2026 (Unix time 1790272573809). The event was reviewed by USGS and had a depth of 3.014 km.
Location Details
The earthquake was located at coordinates 32.5187 latitude, -104.6362 longitude. The shallow depth of 3.014 km (less than 20 km) places it in the shallow category. It occurred 33 km south-southeast of Hope, New Mexico.
Impact Assessment
No felt reports were recorded. There was no tsunami advisory (tsunami field = 0) and no alert level assigned.
What You Should Know
This was a minor earthquake (M 2.5-3.9 range) that is often felt but rarely causes damage. Aftershocks are possible following any earthquake.
Source
Data from USGS: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000txf7
Original source: USGS Official Notice ↗
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