EARTHQUAKES · ECTOR AREA · TX2021VBXD
Magnitude 3.2 9 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas
Wednesday, October 27, 2021, 4:04:23 PM Central · 2021-10-27 21:04:23 UTC
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake 9 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas on October 27, 2021 at 4:04 PM Central, 7.8 km deep, in the Ector County area.
It is one of 107 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 4 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.6.
15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1.5 km away and operated by Owl SWD Operating, LLC; together they hold 189,750 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
15 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 16,655 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M3.2
- ML, reviewed
- 7.8
- km deep · 25,515 ft
- 4
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 107
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 365
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 31.9427, -102.3283
- County area
- Ector 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2021, 6:27 AM | 2.1 | 0.3 km | 7.2 km |
| Oct 26, 2021, 5:03 PM | 3.6 | 1.4 km | 8.4 km |
| Oct 26, 2021, 4:54 PM | 3.4 | 1.6 km | 8.4 km |
| Oct 25, 2021, 8:39 PM | 2.1 | 5.1 km | 7.7 km |
| Oct 4, 2021, 1:17 AM | 2.0 | 0.3 km | 7.6 km |
| Nov 21, 2021, 10:54 PM | 2.4 | 5 km | 8.4 km |
| Nov 22, 2021, 1:29 AM | 2.0 | 3.9 km | 8.5 km |
| Nov 26, 2021, 11:23 AM | 2.2 | 1.6 km | 6.6 km |
| Sep 26, 2021, 9:09 PM | 2.3 | 3.7 km | 8.2 km |
| Dec 2, 2021, 3:51 AM | 2.3 | 1 km | 7.3 km |
| Dec 23, 2021, 7:02 AM | 2.1 | 3.8 km | 8.4 km |
| Dec 27, 2021, 1:29 AM | 2.4 | 4 km | 8.6 km |
Largest nearby on record: M3.6 on Oct 26, 2021.
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. 15 of these report daily to TexNet: 16.7K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parks Bell SWD #4101 | Owl SWD Operating, LLC | 000106396 | 1.5 km | 20,000 | 4,900–5,600 |
| Ratliff A #3201 | COG Operating LLC | 000101348 | 1.5 km | 15,000 | 5,000–5,600 |
| Headlee Devonian Unit #63 | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 000039662 | 4.1 km | 5,000 | 5,032–5,376 |
| Ratliff Ranch 'A' #5A | Slant Operating, LLC | 000116242 | 4.2 km | 10,000 | 6,250–7,000 |
| Ratliff 'F' #1 | Slant Operating, LLC | 000113121 | 4.6 km | 10,000 | 5,290–7,190 |
| Ratliff A #3004SW | COG Operating LLC | 000111129 | 4.6 km | 24,000 | 5,129–6,091 |
| Ratliff, S. W., -A- #13 J | Slant Operating, LLC | 000102703 | 5.4 km | 3,000 | 4,849–5,060 |
| Ratliff A #1903 | COG Operating LLC | 000104207 | 5.8 km | 15,000 | 4,900–5,600 |
| Holifield #1 | Direct Midstream LLC | 000102300 | 6.6 km | 15,000 | 4,000–6,000 |
| Pintail West 30 #1D | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 000126553 | 6.9 km | 30,000 | 4,035–6,490 |
| Barrow Wiw #2 | Formentera Operations LLC | 000015177 | 7 km | 6,000 | 5,200–5,530 |
| Whittenburg #2200SW | Permian Resources Operating, LLC | 000101188 | 7 km | 10,000 | 5,150–5,550 |
| DJK 48 SWD #1 | Deep Blue Operating I LLC | 000114255 | 7.2 km | 24,000 | 4,600–7,100 |
| Gist Unit #62W | Aghorn Operating, Inc. | 000013064 | 7.8 km | 750 | 4,150–4,350 |
| Gist, Etal #9W | Aghorn Operating, Inc. | 000077909 | 7.8 km | 2,000 | 4,354–4,507 |
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About this data
Event tx2021vbxd 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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