EARTHQUAKES · KENT AREA · TX2023DMVB
Magnitude 2.0 22 km N of Snyder, Texas
Sunday, February 19, 2023, 10:47:38 AM Central · 2023-02-19 16:47:38 UTC
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake 22 km N of Snyder, Texas on February 19, 2023 at 10:47 AM Central, 5.3 km deep, in the Kent County area.
It is one of 90 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 4 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M4.0.
15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 0.3 km away and operated by Occidental Permian Ltd.; together they hold 155,134 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
- M2.0
- ML, reviewed
- 5.3
- km deep · 17,382 ft
- 4
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 90
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 128
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 32.9180, -100.8930
- County area
- Kent 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.
| When | Mag | Distance | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2023, 10:45 AM | 2.2 | 0.4 km | 5.2 km |
| Feb 11, 2023, 4:29 PM | 2.4 | 4.6 km | 5.6 km |
| Feb 6, 2023, 8:56 AM | 3.0 | 5.7 km | 5.6 km |
| Jan 23, 2023, 5:42 AM | 2.2 | 4.9 km | 6.8 km |
| Apr 4, 2023, 5:26 AM | 2.0 | 0.4 km | 4.8 km |
| Apr 27, 2023, 4:55 PM | 2.6 | 7 km | 5.4 km |
| Dec 13, 2022, 11:49 AM | 2.4 | 9.4 km | 0.0 km |
| Dec 5, 2022, 5:27 PM | 2.1 | 1.6 km | 7.7 km |
| Jun 27, 2023, 6:46 PM | 3.3 | 9.8 km | 4.1 km |
| Sep 27, 2022, 11:06 AM | 2.7 | 5.3 km | 5.0 km |
| Jul 22, 2023, 4:20 PM | 3.4 | 9.9 km | 4.3 km |
| Jul 29, 2023, 2:17 AM | 3.1 | 8.3 km | 3.7 km |
Largest nearby on record: M4.0 on Sep 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6190 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 000022932 | 0.3 km | 1,134 | 6,857–6,900 |
| Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6196 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 000022933 | 0.4 km | 3,500 | 6,827–6,913 |
| Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6157 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 000022912 | 0.6 km | 3,500 | 6,841–6,936 |
| Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6173 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 000022924 | 0.7 km | 13,000 | 6,200–8,400 |
| Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6378 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 000049578 | 0.7 km | 13,000 | 6,200–7,200 |
| Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6433 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 000114631 | 0.7 km | 10,000 | 6,500–7,300 |
| Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6158 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 000022913 | 0.8 km | 13,000 | 5,000–8,400 |
| Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6409 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 000095621 | 0.8 km | 13,000 | 6,200–7,200 |
| Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6147 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 000049579 | 0.9 km | 10,000 | 6,300–7,000 |
| Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6377 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 000095825 | 1 km | 13,000 | 6,200–7,200 |
| Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6353 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 000096163 | 1.1 km | 13,000 | 6,200–7,000 |
| Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6425 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 000107845 | 1.2 km | 13,000 | 6,200–7,500 |
| Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6367 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 000088556 | 1.2 km | 13,000 | 6,200–7,200 |
| Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6119 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 000049576 | 1.3 km | 10,000 | 6,300–7,000 |
| Cogdell Canyon Reef Unit #6407 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 000089532 | 1.4 km | 13,000 | 6,200–7,200 |
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About this data
Event tx2023dmvb 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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