EARTHQUAKES · WARD AREA · TX2021HHDK
Magnitude 2.2 7 km NW of Barstow, Texas
Wednesday, April 14, 2021, 7:25:14 AM Central · 2021-04-14 12:25:14 UTC
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake 7 km NW of Barstow, Texas on April 14, 2021 at 7:25 AM Central, 6.1 km deep, in the Ward County area.
It is one of 18 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M2.8.
15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1.4 km away and operated by Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC; together they hold 177,830 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
2 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 24,355 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.2
- ML, reviewed
- 6.1
- km deep · 19,865 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 18
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 543
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 31.5122, -103.4503
- County area
- Ward County
- On a map
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- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2021, 10:57 PM | 2.2 | 1.8 km | 4.8 km |
| Aug 31, 2021, 6:57 AM | 2.4 | 5.4 km | 7.4 km |
| Feb 18, 2022, 2:44 AM | 2.3 | 9.5 km | 4.4 km |
| Feb 12, 2020, 9:26 AM | 2.8 | 8 km | 5.0 km |
| Apr 10, 2019, 10:46 AM | 2.1 | 8.9 km | 5.9 km |
| Oct 25, 2023, 6:56 PM | 2.1 | 1.9 km | 8.9 km |
| Jun 28, 2018, 1:51 AM | 2.8 | 9.6 km | 5.0 km |
| Jun 27, 2018, 10:42 PM | 2.5 | 9.1 km | 7.1 km |
| Feb 2, 2024, 9:59 AM | 2.4 | 2.8 km | 8.1 km |
| Apr 30, 2024, 1:40 PM | 2.6 | 2.9 km | 8.6 km |
| Mar 8, 2018, 10:53 PM | 2.5 | 3.9 km | 4.9 km |
| Feb 4, 2017, 10:48 PM | 2.4 | 5.6 km | 5.4 km |
Largest nearby on record: M2.8 on Feb 12, 2020.
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. 2 of these report daily to TexNet: 24.4K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalapeno SWD #2 | Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC | 000105630 | 1.4 km | 20,000 | 4,737–6,500 |
| Jalapeno #1W | Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC | 000104362 | 2 km | 20,000 | 4,875–6,205 |
| China Lake #1 | Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC | 000087210 | 2.8 km | 5,000 | 4,720–6,340 |
| Monroe, Cynthia L. Disposal #1 | Apache Corporation | 000067822 | 3.3 km | 10,000 | 4,450–5,630 |
| Monroe Unit #83W | Teke Production LLC | 000018912 | 5.8 km | 500 | 4,609–4,674 |
| East of the Pecos #1SW | R360 Water Solutions, LLC | 000112641 | 5.9 km | 20,000 | 6,510–7,100 |
| Apollo SWD #1 | Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC | 000112676 | 6.2 km | 35,000 | 6,500–8,400 |
| Echols #1D | Seaboard Operating Co. | 000019334 | 6.4 km | 3,000 | 5,020–5,120 |
| Cowboy Country SWD #1 | Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC | 000124617 | 6.4 km | 20,000 | 4,775–7,950 |
| Quito West Unit #102W | Seaboard Operating Co. | 000073442 | 6.5 km | 400 | 4,684–4,784 |
| Quito West Unit #105 | Seaboard Operating Co. | 000086046 | 6.6 km | 350 | 4,702–4,744 |
| Silver Spike SWD #1R | R360 Water Solutions, LLC | 000107804 | 6.6 km | 20,000 | 5,530–7,100 |
| Caroline -H- A #1 | Seaboard Operating Co. | 000127339 | 6.7 km | 3,500 | 5,660–6,268 |
| Monroe Unit #31W | Teke Production LLC | 000049120 | 6.7 km | 80 | 4,634–4,640 |
| Roxy SWD #1 | Velocity Water Solutions, LP | 000119218 | 7.1 km | 20,000 | 5,233–8,000 |
Disposal in Ward County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
Event tx2021hhdk 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.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/earthquakes/tx/events/tx2021hhdk, documented in the API reference.