An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 occurred only 11 minutes ago 49 miles west of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.The quake hit at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles beneath the epicenter near Rio Rancho, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA, early morning on Saturday, August 22nd, 2026, at 4:19 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in San Mateo (pop. 160) located 6 miles from the epicenter, Skyline-Ganipa (pop. 1,200) 20 miles away, Grants (pop. 9,200) 21 miles away, and Milan (pop. 3,300) 22 miles away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Rio Rancho (pop. 87,500) located 49 miles from the epicenter, Albuquerque (pop. 564,600) 52 miles away, South Valley (pop. 41,000) 53 miles away, Enchanted Hills (pop. 87,500) 53 miles away, and Los Lunas (pop. 15,300) 57 miles away.Earthquake data: Date & time: Aug 22, 2026 10:19 am (Universal Time) local time (22 Aug 2026 10:19 GMT)Magnitude: 4.1Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 35.31°N / 107.53°W (McKinley County, New Mexico, United States)Primary data source: USGS