Did you Feel the Earth Move?

Map Courtesy of Kirt Kempter

A 2.5 Magnitude earthquake occurred on the Santa Fe National Forest in the Cuba District around 3:00 p.m. yesterday followed by a 3.5 magnitude around 4:45 p.m. If you are interested in learning more about the magnitude energy release, and other interesting facts about earthquakes from the USGS please visit the attached links: 
​https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/earthquake-facts-earthquake-fantasy
 
The larger was Mag 3.5 (orange dot) and a smaller one of Mag 2.5 (yellow dot) in the afternoon of Wednesday, December 20th.   Both were a little east of Cuba in the Nacimiento Mountains, just south of the San Pedro Wilderness area.  Faults in this area trend SW to NE, so these earthquakes are likely connected, and more earthquakes might occur as stress and strain is released by these 2 quakes.