Table 2.  Strongest Earthquakes in New Mexico, 1869 through 1998*

   Date         Origin Tim  Approx. Location  Maximum intensity
No.Mon Day Year Hr Min Secs Lat (N)  Long (W) (Modified Mercall) Est. Md  Nearby City
 1.        1869             34.1     106.9          VII            5.2     Socorro
 2.Sep.  7,1893             34.7     106.6          VII            5.2     Belen
 3.Oct. 31,1895 12          34.1     106.9          VI             4.5     Socorro
 4.        1897             34.1     106.9          VI             4.5     Socorro
 5.Sep  10,1904             34.1     106.9          VI             4.5     Socorro
 6.Jul.  2,1906 10 15       34.1     106.9          VI             4.5     Socorro
 7.Jul. 12,1906 12 15       34.1     106.9      VII to VIII        5.5     Socorro
 8.Jul. 16,1906 19          34.1     106.9         VIII            5.8     Socorro
 9.Nov. 15,1906 12 15       34.1     106.9         VIII            5.8     Socorro
10.Dec. 19,1906 12          34.1     106.9          VI             4.5     Socorro
11.May  28,1918 11 30       35.5     106.1      VII to VIII        5.5     Cerrillos
12.Feb.  5,1931  4 48       35.0     106.5          VI             4.5     Albuquerque
13.Feb. 21,1935  1 25       34.5     106.8          VI             4.5     Bernardo
14.Dec. 22,1935  1 56       34.7     106.8          VI             4.5     Belen
15.Sep. 17,1938 17 20       33.3     108.5          VI             4.5     Glenwood
16.Sep. 20,1938  5 39       33.3     108.5          VI             4.5     Glenwood
17.Sep. 29,1938 23 35       33.3     108.5          VI             4.5     Glenwood
18.Nov.  2,1938 16  0       33.3     108.5          VI             4.5     Glenwood
19.Jan. 20,1939 12 17       33.3     108.5          VI             4.5     Glenwood
20.Jun.  4,1939  1 19       33.3     108.5          VI             4.5     Glenwood
21.Nov.  6,1947 16 50       35.0     106.4          VI             4.5     Albuquerque
22.May  23,1949  7 22       34.6     105.2          VI             4.5     Vaughn
23.Aug.  3,1955  6 39  42   37.0     107.3          VI             4.5     Dulce
24.Jul. 23,1960 14 16       34.4     106.9          VI             4.5     Bernardo
25.Jul.  3,1961  7  6       34.2     106.9          VI             4.5     Socorro
26.Jan. 23,1966  1 56  39   37.0     107.0                         4.8     Dulce
27.Jan.  5,1976  6 23  29   35.9     108.5                         4.7     Gallup
28.Nov. 29,1989  6 54  39   34.5     106.9                         4.7     Bernardo
29.Jan. 29,1990 13 16  11   34.5     106.9                         4.6     Bernardo
30.Jan.  2,1992 11 45  35   32.3     103.2                         5.0     Eunice

* Data from Sanford and Lin (1998a)