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M 4.5 earthquake — 2 km SW of Chili, New Mexico

March 17, 1973 · USGS event usp00000z6

Magnitude
4.5 (mb)
Depth
6 km
Location
2 km SW of Chili, New Mexico
Coordinates
36.087, -106.168

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Other earthquakes in New Mexico around this time

M 4.7 · 4 km ENE of Albuquerque, New MexicoJanuary 4, 1971M 4.5 · 4 km ENE of Albuquerque, New MexicoNovember 28, 1970M 5.0 · 25 km NW of Crownpoint, New MexicoJanuary 5, 1976M 4.6 · 22 km SSW of Lake Valley, New MexicoMarch 5, 1977M 5.1 · 4 km NNW of Lumberton, New MexicoJanuary 23, 1966M 4.6 · 7 km W of Abeytas, New MexicoNovember 29, 1989

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program (ANSS Comprehensive Catalog). Magnitudes and locations for older events are revised as methods improve. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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