The shaking from the quake was reportedly "light," with no damage expected from the earthquake. The one in New Mexico was slightly stronger, described as "moderate" with a chance of "very light ...

Plate temperature and water release influence earthquake types in Guerrero, Mexico. The Cocos Plate's shape creates a seismic gap where no major earthquake has occurred for over a century.

An earthquake felt in southeast New Mexico and west Texas was registered by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Thursday morning around 9 a.m. The USGS originally labeled the quake as a 4.7-magnitude ...