The January 22, 1966 earthquake
M5.1near Lumberton, New Mexico
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake 6.2 miles deep, centred in Rio Arriba County. The 4th strongest in New Mexico’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles in the catalogue, which runs from 1900.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1
- moment magnitude (mw)
- Depth
- 6.2 mi
- 10.0 km below the surface
- Local time
- Saturday, January 22, 1966
- 18:56 MST; 01:56 UTC on Jan 23, 1966
- In New Mexico’s record
- 4th
- strongest of 742 since 1900
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event iscgem851116 (“4 km NNW of Lumberton, 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
- Rio Arriba CountyNM · inside
- Archuleta CountyCO · 23.3 mi
- Conejos CountyCO · 23.3 mi
- San Juan CountyNM · 25.9 mi
- La Plata CountyCO · 29.2 mi
- Mineral CountyCO · 30.7 mi
- Hinsdale CountyCO · 32.7 mi
- Rio Grande CountyCO · 32.9 mi
Earthquakes around the epicentre
10 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles of this epicentre since 1973.
No earlier earthquake of magnitude 5 or more within 50 miles in the catalogue since 1900.
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. Local time is the time zone of the county nearest the epicentre. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them.