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USGS · 70162481

Earthquake history of New Mexico

Abstract

Most of New Mexico's historical seismcity has been concentrated in the Rio Grande Valley between Socorro and Albuquerque. About half of the earthquakes of intensity V or greater (Modified Mercalli intensity) that occurred in teh State between 1868 and 1973 were centered in this region.

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90° N90° S · 180° W ← longitude → 180° E
Source-reported bounding extent: 31.332301° to 37.000232° latitude; -109.050173° to -103.001964° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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C. A. von Hake. 1975. Earthquake history of New Mexico. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70162481

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