The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 1 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.
In the last 30 days, 5 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Lovington, the biggest of them M3.3. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Lovington came at 4.5× the usual pace — busier than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Lovington — records go back to 1980 — was the M4.6 of Jan 02, 1992, 11:45 UTC: 12 km SSE of Eunice, New Mexico.
How we figure this: 5 quakes of M3.0 or bigger within 100 km in the last 12 months (Nov 03, 2025 – Nov 03, 2026), compared with an average of 1.1 a year across the full calendar years 2016–2025, counted the same way. This compares how often quakes happened in two past periods. It is not a forecast, and it does not mean a big earthquake is on its way — nobody can predict earthquakes.
Does a busier spell mean a bigger earthquake is coming?
Short answer: nobody can tell — and a busier spell by itself is not a warning sign. Bunches of small quakes are common around Lovington, and most settle down on their own. Small quakes also do not “let off steam” that would prevent a big one: a single M7 releases roughly as much energy as 32,000 M4 quakes added together. Earthquakes cannot be predicted. What can be measured is the long-term pattern — the biggest quakes on record near Lovington are listed further down this page.
Latest earthquakes near Lovington
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M2.0 | 29 km NW of Goldsmith, Texas | Oct 29, 2026, 09:12 AM | 8 km | 98 km SSE |
| M2.5 | 23 km SSW of Lovington, New Mexico | Oct 21, 2026, 11:48 PM | 7 km | 24 km SSW |
| M2.7 | 20 km SW of Lovington, New Mexico | Oct 21, 2026, 03:34 AM | 7 km | 21 km SW |
| M3.0 | 22 km SSW of Lovington, New Mexico | Oct 20, 2026, 09:56 AM | 2 km | 22 km SSW |
| M3.3 | 23 km SSW of Lovington, New Mexico | Oct 19, 2026, 11:25 AM | 7 km | 24 km SSW |
| M1.1 | 14 km NE of Jal, New Mexico | Oct 07, 2026, 04:11 AM | 3 km | 84 km SSE |
| M2.9 | 29 km ENE of Malaga, New Mexico | Sep 20, 2026, 01:23 PM | 8 km | 84 km SSW |
| M2.3 | 15 km W of Eunice, New Mexico | Sep 16, 2026, 06:53 AM | 5 km | 58 km S |
| M2.6 | 18 km NNW of Jal, New Mexico | Sep 11, 2026, 06:22 PM | 8 km | 76 km S |
| M3.6 | 20 km SW of Eunice, New Mexico | Jun 15, 2026, 04:51 PM | 1 km | 73 km S |
Earthquakes per year near Lovington (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)
M3.0–3.9 M4.0+
Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.
What the last year looked like near Lovington
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 20 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 1 biggest earthquakes on record near Lovington (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M4.6 | 12 km SSE of Eunice, New Mexico | Jan 02, 1992, 11:45 UTC | 71 km |
Nearby places
Hobbs, NM (33 km) · Denver City, TX (49 km) · Plains, TX (56 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.