EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · TX2017VQQDSB
Magnitude 2.2 26 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas
Friday, November 3, 2017, 7:02:17 AM Central · 2017-11-03 12:02:17 UTC
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake 26 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas on November 3, 2017 at 7:02 AM Central, 4.4 km deep, in the Reeves County area.
It is one of 21 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.0.
15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1.2 km away and operated by Noble Energy Inc; together they hold 335,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
4 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 10,645 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.2
- ML, reviewed
- 4.4
- km deep · 14,579 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 21
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 409
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 31.0930, -103.5030
- County area
- Reeves County
- On a map
- Google Maps ↗
- Catalog
- USGS event page ↗ · TexNet catalog ↗
Around it in time and space
M2+ events within 10 km, nearest in time first.
| When | Mag | Distance | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2017, 1:48 AM | 2.6 | 2.7 km | 5.0 km |
| Sep 4, 2017, 11:36 AM | 2.8 | 5.2 km | 5.0 km |
| Feb 26, 2018, 1:08 AM | 2.7 | 7.8 km | 5.0 km |
| Jun 14, 2017, 10:54 PM | 2.6 | 2.3 km | 5.0 km |
| Apr 19, 2017, 7:18 AM | 3.0 | 1.5 km | 2.9 km |
| Mar 23, 2019, 9:04 AM | 2.6 | 7.8 km | 5.0 km |
| Mar 26, 2019, 12:44 AM | 2.5 | 6.2 km | 5.0 km |
| Nov 24, 2021, 11:39 PM | 2.2 | 9.5 km | 2.1 km |
| Nov 25, 2022, 12:17 AM | 2.0 | 9.6 km | 9.8 km |
| Dec 23, 2022, 9:56 AM | 2.0 | 9.8 km | 4.7 km |
| Jan 28, 2023, 6:54 AM | 2.2 | 9.8 km | 10.0 km |
| Mar 7, 2023, 1:25 AM | 2.0 | 8.4 km | -0.7 km |
Largest nearby on record: M3.0 on Apr 19, 2017.
Injection wells within 10 km
RRC UIC MASTER · ACTIVE PERMITS
Proximity is not attribution. The wells are listed because the question is always asked; whether any of them is connected to this event is for the RRC's seismic response review, not this page. 4 of these report daily to TexNet: 10.6K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
Disposal in Reeves County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
Event tx2017vqqdsb from the USGS earthquake catalog, located by TexNet (UT Bureau of Economic Geology) and refreshed daily. Nearby wells from the RRC UIC well master and permit coordinates; daily volumes from the TexNet injection reporting tool.
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