Valencia County Fire Department Tracks 3.9 Quake Near Jarales — Latest Earthquake Near Me
Multiple earthquakes rattled Valencia County south of Albuquerque on Sunday morning, including a 3.9-magnitude quake at 11:41 a.m. and a 3.7-magnitude quake three minutes earlier in the Jarales and Rio Communities area. For anyone searching latest earthquake near me, the immediate takeaway is simple: tremors were felt, but the Valencia County Fire Department reported no damage or injuries.
The U.S. Geological Survey placed the strongest shake at 11:41 a.m., after the 3.7-magnitude quake hit at 11:38 a.m. Those two quakes formed the main cluster reported just south of Albuquerque, where the fire department said it received reports from the Jarales and Rio Communities area.
Jarales and Rio Communities quakes
The Sunday morning sequence gave residents a second and third jolt in quick succession. The 3.9-magnitude quake followed the 3.7-magnitude event by only three minutes, leaving a short window between the two strongest reports in the same area.
That narrow gap is the most important detail for people in Jarales and Rio Communities: the shaking was not a single isolated report, but a pair of earthquakes close together in time and location. The fire department said there were reports of no damage or injuries.
Abeytas on the Rio Grande side
Two other earthquakes were reported on the other side of the Rio Grande near Abeytas, adding to the activity in Valencia County. A 3.2-magnitude earthquake was reported Saturday at 8:30 p.m., followed by a 2.6-magnitude earthquake at 11:51 p.m.
Those earlier Abeytas quakes extend the timeline back into Saturday night and show that Sunday’s shaking did not begin in isolation. The cluster of reports spans both sides of the Rio Grande, with Jarales and Rio Communities on one side and Abeytas on the other.
Valencia County Fire Department
The Valencia County Fire Department is the local agency tied to the immediate response. It reported receiving earthquake calls from the Jarales and Rio Communities area and said there were no damage or injury reports.
For residents, the practical read is that the shaking was strong enough to prompt reports but not strong enough to produce known harm in the area cited by the fire department. The strongest reported quake in the sequence was the 3.9-magnitude event at 11:41 a.m., and that remains the clearest marker for the morning’s activity.
