EARTHQUAKES · JEFF DAVIS AREA · TX2021YPCA
Magnitude 2.2 17 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas
Thursday, December 16, 2021, 12:54:38 PM Central · 2021-12-16 18:54:38 UTC
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake 17 km ESE of Balmorhea, Texas on December 16, 2021 at 12:54 PM Central, 7.0 km deep, in the Jeff Davis County area.
It is one of 26 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.0.
1 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 8.7 km away and operated by Wm Energy Svcs of TX, LLC; together they hold 20,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
- M2.2
- ML, reviewed
- 7.0
- km deep · 22,901 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 26
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 1
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 13
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 30.9037, -103.5920
- County area
- Jeff Davis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2022, 9:59 AM | 2.2 | 9.3 km | 4.0 km |
| May 21, 2022, 3:29 AM | 2.1 | 9.9 km | 3.4 km |
| Nov 10, 2022, 6:03 AM | 2.1 | 2.2 km | 7.6 km |
| Dec 23, 2022, 3:51 AM | 2.2 | 7.6 km | 4.5 km |
| Dec 26, 2022, 8:14 AM | 2.2 | 5.1 km | 9.4 km |
| Feb 20, 2023, 10:09 PM | 2.3 | 7.5 km | 4.6 km |
| Mar 7, 2023, 2:44 AM | 2.4 | 9.7 km | 3.9 km |
| Apr 18, 2023, 10:38 PM | 2.3 | 9 km | 9.7 km |
| Apr 22, 2023, 11:43 PM | 2.1 | 2.7 km | 0.7 km |
| Apr 28, 2023, 7:23 AM | 2.2 | 9.4 km | 4.2 km |
| Aug 9, 2023, 7:07 AM | 2.1 | 4.3 km | 6.0 km |
| Dec 9, 2019, 11:15 PM | 3.0 | 9.4 km | 5.0 km |
Largest nearby on record: M3.0 on Dec 10, 2019.
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.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wm ES TX Reeves Co Sswd #1 | Wm Energy Svcs of TX, LLC | 000105736 | 8.7 km | 20,000 | 4,850–7,350 |
Disposal in Jeff Davis County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
Event tx2021ypca 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/tx2021ypca, documented in the API reference.