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EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · TX2021TKCV

Magnitude 2.4 31 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas

Sunday, October 3, 2021, 4:58:01 PM Central · 2021-10-03 21:58:01 UTC

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake 31 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas on October 3, 2021 at 4:58 PM Central, 5.8 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 101 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.5.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 0.7 km away and operated by Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC; together they hold 237,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

M2.4
ML, reviewed
5.8
km deep · 19,021 ft
0
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
101
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
139
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
31.0464, -103.3060
County area
Reeves 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.

WhenMagDistanceDepth
Nov 3, 2021, 10:50 AM2.41.9 km4.9 km
Nov 3, 2021, 10:50 AM2.51.2 km5.8 km
Aug 24, 2021, 5:28 AM2.23.5 km5.1 km
Aug 24, 2021, 2:15 AM2.13.9 km3.5 km
Nov 15, 2021, 1:00 AM2.35.9 km4.4 km
Aug 11, 2021, 9:25 PM2.91.5 km1.3 km
Dec 7, 2021, 10:49 PM3.00.6 km5.3 km
Dec 7, 2021, 10:54 PM2.61.9 km5.5 km
Dec 7, 2021, 10:55 PM2.11.9 km5.6 km
Jul 21, 2021, 5:16 PM2.15.5 km3.5 km
Jul 10, 2021, 10:05 PM2.51.1 km4.5 km
Jun 21, 2021, 7:00 PM2.38.6 km3.9 km

Largest nearby on record: M3.5 on Nov 15, 2023.

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.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Elizabeth SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001155850.7 km15,0005,225–7,000
Faraday 23 #2SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001109793.8 km20,0005,250–6,900
Coyote 48 #1SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001078654.4 km15,0005,250–6,900
Coyote 48 #3SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001109264.6 km20,0005,250–6,900
Coyote 48 #2SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001109255.2 km20,0005,250–6,900
Thompson SWD #2Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001084425.7 km15,0005,230–7,350
Thompson SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001084406 km15,0005,230–7,350
Bullseye SWD #1Crescent Energy Operating, LLC0001149247.1 km20,0005,200–8,000
Bullseye SWD #2Crescent Energy Operating, LLC0001155867.4 km20,0005,200–8,000
Lindsay #1DRattler Midstream Operating LLC0001188807.7 km10,0006,000–8,100
Ethan SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001144308.2 km15,0005,330–6,790
Belle SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001144318.7 km15,0005,360–6,860
Gillespie #1Vaquero Operating0000812628.9 km5,0005,350–5,990
Hawg SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001059299.4 km20,0005,200–8,000
Lucas 23 #2SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001127459.9 km12,0005,250–6,900

Disposal in Reeves County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →

About this data

Event tx2021tkcv 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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