Just 6 minutes ago, a 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA. The tremor was recorded in the afternoon on Wednesday, September 17th, 2025, at 4:56 pm local time, at a very shallow depth of 5.8 miles below the surface.The event was filed by the United States Geological Survey, the first seismological agency to report it.A second report was later issued by The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), which listed it as a magnitude 3.6 earthquake as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 3.6.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Mentone (pop. 19) located 30 miles from the epicenter. In Loving (pop. 1,400, 39 miles away), Pecos (pop. 9,500, 42 miles away), and Carlsbad (pop. 29,000, 49 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Sep 17, 2025 04:56 pm (GMT -5) local time (17 Sep 2025 21:56 GMT)Magnitude: 3.6Depth: 9.37 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 31.73°N / 104.12°W (Culberson County, Texas, United States)Primary data source: USGS