New Mexico
USGS confirms 2 earthquakes near Albuquerque
The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed a second earthquake struck the western part of the Albuquerque metro Tuesday morning.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed two earthquakes struck Tuesday morning on the west side of the Albuquerque metro.
According to the USGS, a 2.5-magnitude earthquake happened around 9:36 a.m., near the Double Eagle II Airport. About an hour earlier, around 8:11 a.m., a 2.8-magnitude earthquake struck farther to the north, closer to Rio Rancho and near the Bernalillo-Sandoval County line.
Many people in Rio Rancho and Albuquerque’s West Side reported feeling some tremors around that time. The USGS released this intensity map showing the extent of the intensity of the shaking:
How common are earthquakes in New Mexico?
Earthquakes aren’t as common in New Mexico as they are in places like California and Alaska, but they do happen. Earlier this year, people in Carlsbad and Artesia felt ripples from a 4.0-magnitude earthquake, just months after feeling a ripples from a 5.2-magnitude earthquake in Texas. Around the same time, a pair of earthquakes rocked the Santa Fe National Forest.
In November 2022, as many as six earthquakes rocked an area near the Texas-New Mexico border, sending ripples into our state.
The last time an earthquake struck within Albuquerque was Jan. 4, 1971, according to the USGS. The epicenter of the 4.7-magnitude earthquake was in the 1800 block of Morningside Dr. N.E., just south of Indian School and southeast of Indian School and Carlisle.
A little over a month before that, a 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck in the 1500 block of Bryn Mawr Dr. N.E., near Haines and just southeast of Indian School and Girard.
According to the USGS, a 2.9-magnitude earthquake also struck Dec. 9, 1991, on the Isleta Pueblo, while a 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck more recently, on Sept. 29, 2012, near Belen.
Southeastern New Mexico will see some snow while other places will generally see cooler, more winter-like temperatures. See the latest conditions at KOB.com/Weather.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Some notable cities in New Mexico could see multiple inches of snow, along with possible wind and cooler temperatures Sunday into Monday.
There is going to be snow across the southeast. A winter storm advisory is in effect all throughout areas like Ruidoso and out toward the Texas state line. A winter storm warning for Carlsbad and even a blizzard warning for the Guadalupe Mountains. These advisories and warnings indicate it’s going to continue until Monday at 6 p.m.
How much snow might there be? Ruidoso could see a few inches, along with other higher-elevation areas. Carlsbad might even see as much as two inches and Roswell has a very good chance of snow.
Wind gusts ranged from 23 mph for Hobbs and Clovis, 25 in Santa Rosa and similar readings in other places. Temperatures could hit sub-freezing temperatures in places like Ruidoso, Roswell, Carlsbad and Hobbs. Meanwhile, Gallup and Grants could get into the single-digits. Plus, places like Albuquerque and Santa Fe will be in the 20s but the big “winner” is Alamosa, Colorado, with 2 degrees.
Chief Meteorologist Eddie Garcia shares all the details in his full forecast in the video above.
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