EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · TX2022CWFV

Magnitude 2.9 34 km E of Balmorhea, Texas

Thursday, February 10, 2022, 9:03:09 AM Central · 2022-02-10 15:03:09 UTC

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake 34 km E of Balmorhea, Texas on February 10, 2022 at 9:03 AM Central, 3.9 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 29 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.3.

2 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 4.1 km away and operated by Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC; together they hold 30,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

M2.9
ML, reviewed
3.9
km deep · 12,864 ft
0
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
29
M2+ within 10 km, all time
2
active injection wells within 10 km
59
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
30.9553, -103.3845
County area
Reeves County
On a map
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Catalog
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Around it in time and space

M2+ events within 10 km, nearest in time first.

WhenMagDistanceDepth
Apr 2, 2022, 7:50 PM2.37.6 km2.9 km
Apr 26, 2022, 1:07 AM2.34.7 km5.0 km
Apr 30, 2022, 2:25 PM2.01.1 km4.9 km
May 25, 2022, 5:36 AM2.23.6 km3.4 km
Jun 12, 2022, 6:22 AM2.97.3 km2.8 km
Sep 16, 2021, 7:09 AM2.76.2 km4.4 km
Sep 7, 2021, 4:20 PM2.66.6 km3.7 km
Aug 20, 2021, 9:24 PM2.02.7 km4.0 km
Aug 20, 2021, 1:07 PM2.10.9 km4.2 km
Aug 13, 2021, 9:04 AM2.02 km3.4 km
May 29, 2021, 7:23 PM2.01.2 km3.1 km
May 24, 2021, 10:02 AM3.32.8 km4.7 km

Largest nearby on record: M3.3 on May 24, 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.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Kristin T "65" #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001081744.1 km10,0005,500–6,640
Faraday 23 #2SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC00011097910 km20,0005,250–6,900

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

About this data

Event tx2022cwfv 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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