THERE WAS A SMALL 3.2 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING NEAR MORA, IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. NEW MEXICO TECH GEOPHYSICS PROFESSOR SUSAN BILEK TELLS NEWS RADIO KKOB THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HAS A WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN REPORT AN EARTHQUAKE. SHE SAYS THERE ARE NO REPORTS LISTED BECAUSE SO FEW PEOPLE ACTUALLY FELT THE QUAKE.
BILEK SAYS EARTHQUAKES ARE NOT THAT UNCOMMON IN NEW MEXICO. SHE SAYS MANY OF THEM OCCUR IN THE SOCORRO AREA WHERE THERE’S A LAYER OF MAGMA ABOUT 12 MILES BELOW THE SURFACE.
