ALBUQUERQUE – A series of earthquakes shook parts of central New Mexico on Wednesday, with at least seven seismic events reported in an area south of Albuquerque near Belen.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquakes ranged in magnitude from 2.6 to 3.8. The strongest quake, measuring 3.8, occurred at approximately 4:46 a.m. west of Interstate 25 and south of Belen, about 35 miles south of Albuquerque.
Additional earthquakes followed throughout the morning, including a magnitude 3.5 quake at 6:44 a.m. and a magnitude 3.2 quake at 7:15 a.m. Four other earthquakes ranging from magnitude 2.6 to 3.3 were also recorded in the area along the Rio Grande…