EARTHQUAKES · HOWARD AREA · TX2022JDEN

Magnitude 2.6 24 km NNE of Coahoma, Texas

Tuesday, May 10, 2022, 2:30:17 PM Central · 2022-05-10 19:30:17 UTC

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake 24 km NNE of Coahoma, Texas on May 10, 2022 at 2:30 PM Central, 0.7 km deep, in the Howard County area.

It is one of 13 M2+ events TexNet has located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.9.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1.5 km away and operated by Wilson Systems, Inc; together they hold 144,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

17 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 229,371 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.6
ML, reviewed
0.7
km deep · 2,327 ft
0
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
13
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
500
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
32.5076, -101.2189
County area
Howard 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
May 24, 2022, 1:13 AM2.61.2 km7.8 km
Feb 7, 2023, 7:28 PM2.03.9 km6.8 km
Oct 30, 2023, 7:31 AM2.11 km7.1 km
Dec 22, 2023, 9:08 PM2.48.8 km9.2 km
May 29, 2024, 12:52 AM2.18.8 km8.4 km
May 7, 2025, 7:45 AM2.38 km5.5 km
May 17, 2025, 4:48 AM2.37.3 km2.9 km
Dec 21, 2025, 2:54 AM2.34.8 km5.7 km
Apr 22, 2026, 2:35 PM2.15.6 km8.1 km
May 29, 2026, 7:49 AM2.82.2 km6.4 km
Jun 23, 2026, 3:20 PM2.32.7 km7.1 km
Jul 23, 2026, 12:15 PM3.92.6 km7.7 km

Largest nearby on record: M3.9 on Jul 23, 2026.

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. 17 of these report daily to TexNet: 229K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Winters, W. C. #1DWilson Systems, Inc0000435011.5 km3,5002,258–5,026
McDonnell #1DAutumn Energy Operating0000195632.4 km3,0002,418–5,990
Mourning Dove #1Autumn Energy Operating0000828853 km8,0002,480–7,508
Snidely #1Karico GP, LLC0001076064.1 km5,0004,389–4,420
Sterling "4" #1DGNG Operating LLC0001020214.2 km5,0002,335–8,169
Chandler #1Los Hijos de Sanchez J LLC0000899864.7 km3,0003,000–8,010
Flint Rock #10XDBayswater Oper Co LLC0001267595 km20,0008,510–9,120
DO Right #1Midland Oil and Gas, Inc0000942205.1 km5,0006,394–6,510
Mann SWD #1HHighpeak Engy Holdings, LLC0001242455.6 km22,0008,840–9,525
Shafer SWD #1Highpeak Engy Holdings, LLC0001260735.7 km20,0007,300–8,100
Reinecke Unit #99Atlas Oper LLC0000661655.7 km10,0006,890–7,100
Reinecke Unit #106WAtlas Oper LLC0000661666 km10,0006,934–7,108
Reinecke Unit #97Atlas Oper LLC0000772706.1 km10,0006,538–7,110
Reinecke Unit #88Atlas Oper LLC0000870096.3 km10,0006,729–7,100
Reinecke Unit #79Atlas Oper LLC0000772786.4 km10,0006,830–7,137

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About this data

TexNet catalog event tx2022jden, as published by the 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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