The November 15, 1906 earthquake
M5.8Near Socorro, New Mexico
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake, centred in Socorro County. The strongest in New Mexico’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles since a magnitude 5.8 on July 16, 1906.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8
- as reported (mint)
- Depth
- —
- Not recorded
- Local time
- Thursday, November 15, 1906
- 05:15 MST; 12:15 UTC
- In New Mexico’s record
- 1st
- strongest of 742 since 1900
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event snm19061115121500000 (“Near Socorro, New Mexico”). The USGS event page carries the ShakeMap, felt reports and the official summary.
Counties and cities within 50 miles
Distance from the epicentre to each county boundary (zero when inside) and to each city centre.
Counties
- Socorro CountyNM · inside
- Torrance CountyNM · 29.8 mi
- Valencia CountyNM · 33.1 mi
- Cibola CountyNM · 37.3 mi
- Lincoln CountyNM · 42.8 mi
Cities, largest first
- Los LunasNM · 48.8 mi
Earthquakes around the epicentre
41 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles of this epicentre since 1973.
Earlier earthquakes of magnitude 5 or more within 50 miles, strongest first
- July 16, 1906M5.8
- July 12, 1906M5.5
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. Local time is the time zone of the county nearest the epicentre. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them.