A MINOR EARTHQUAKE IN A NEIGHBORING STATE RATTLES PART OF NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT HIT NEAR THE ARIZONA BORDER AROUND 1:15 AM WITH A MAGNITUDE THE USGS MEASURED AT 3-POINT-6. THE QUAKE STRUCK 26 MILES NORTHWEST OF LORDSBURG, BUT THERE'S NO IMMEDIATE WORD OF DAMAGE.
THE USGS SAYS THE QUAKE WAS ACTUALLY AN AFTERSHOCK OF THE MAGNITUDE 5-POINT-2 TEMBLOR THAT HIT THE AREA ON JUNE 28TH.
