Location:

Period:

7 Mar 2026 01:05:25 - 8 Mar 2026 18:29:27 (1 day 17 hours 24 minutes)

Volcanoes in 100km radius:

None

Earthquakes:

30 swarms found nearby.

2022

S20221116.2(18.7km)

16 Nov

13 days 8 hours

265 earthquakes

2023

S20230102.1(4.6km)

1 Jan

2 days 19 hours

46 earthquakes

S20230125.1(10.7km)

24 Jan

2 days 19 hours

55 earthquakes

S20230222.1(3.6km)

21 Feb

6 days 0 hours

68 earthquakes

S20230314.2(1.7km)

13 Mar

1 day 10 hours

28 earthquakes

S20230808.1(3.0km)

8 Aug

1 day 23 hours

36 earthquakes

S20231205.1(2.3km)

4 Dec

2 days 0 hours

39 earthquakes

S20231212.1(17.4km)

11 Dec

4 days 22 hours

65 earthquakes

S20231213.1(11.1km)

12 Dec

3 days 3 hours

35 earthquakes

S20231230.2(25.0km)

30 Dec

2 days 1 hours

47 earthquakes

2024

S20240107.1(28.3km)

6 Jan

7 days 18 hours

96 earthquakes

S20240214.2(3.7km)

13 Feb

1 day 19 hours

33 earthquakes

S20240508.1(9.7km)

7 May

2 days 21 hours

33 earthquakes

S20240602.1(13.4km)

1 Jun

1 day 10 hours

31 earthquakes

S20240617.2(19.2km)

16 Jun

3 days 4 hours

49 earthquakes

S20240804.1(9.9km)

3 Aug

1 day 7 hours

26 earthquakes

2025

S20250215.1(13.7km)

14 Feb

4 days 8 hours

53 earthquakes

S20250531.1(2.0km)

31 May

4 days 8 hours

74 earthquakes

S20250607.1(4.9km)

6 Jun

8 days 1 hours

155 earthquakes

S20250607.2(13.0km)

7 Jun

1 day 12 hours

31 earthquakes

S20250614.1(16.1km)

14 Jun

9 hours

32 earthquakes

S20250617.1(19.9km)

16 Jun

4 days 0 hours

67 earthquakes

S20250624.1(6.1km)

24 Jun

7 days 0 hours

73 earthquakes

S20250707.2(15.0km)

6 Jul

5 days 1 hours

55 earthquakes

S20250725.1(23.5km)

24 Jul

9 days 23 hours

142 earthquakes

S20250812.1(4.3km)

11 Aug

4 days 16 hours

68 earthquakes

S20250821.1(23.0km)

21 Aug

29 days 18 hours

332 earthquakes

S20250924.1(18.8km)

24 Sep

2 days 14 hours

59 earthquakes

S20251118.1(3.8km)

17 Nov

1 day 16 hours

28 earthquakes

2026

S20260416.1(11.9km)

15 Apr

2 days 7 hours

46 earthquakes

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Seismic Swarm S20260307.1 Recorded South of Whites City, New Mexico

A seismic swarm designated S20260307.1 occurred 56 km south of Whites City in southeastern New Mexico. The sequence began at 01:05 on 7 March 2026 and concluded at 18:29 on 8 March 2026, spanning 41 hours and 24 minutes. During this period, 32 earthquakes were recorded.

The largest event reached magnitude 3.9 at a depth of 6 km on 7 March at 07:11:26 UTC. Other notable shocks included magnitudes 3.6, 3.0, and 2.8, with the majority occurring at depths between 3 km and 7 km. Activity was concentrated on 7 March, with a smaller number of events extending into the following day.

This swarm aligns with patterns observed in the region since 2000. A total of 29 swarms have been documented in the area, distributed across recent years as follows: one in 2022, nine in 2023, six in 2024, and thirteen in 2025.

The location lies within the Delaware Basin, a subdivision of the larger Permian Basin. This geologic province features thick sequences of Paleozoic sedimentary rocks, primarily carbonates and evaporites, overlying Precambrian basement. The basin formed during the late Paleozoic and has undergone multiple phases of subsidence and uplift. Modern seismicity in the area is frequently associated with fluid injection related to hydrocarbon production, which can alter pore pressure along pre-existing faults.

The swarm's shallow focal depths and rapid succession of events are consistent with fluid-driven triggering mechanisms commonly reported in the Permian Basin. No damage or felt reports beyond instrumental detection have been associated with this particular sequence.

References

USGS Earthquake Catalog
New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources – Permian Basin Studies
SeismoSight Internal Swarm Database