EARTHQUAKES · MARTIN AREA · TX2023EPVX

Magnitude 2.7 36 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas

Tuesday, March 7, 2023, 8:15:20 AM Central · 2023-03-07 14:15:20 UTC

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake 36 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas on March 7, 2023 at 8:15 AM Central, 9.6 km deep, in the Martin County area.

It is one of 55 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.4.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 2.6 km away and operated by Ovintiv USA Inc.; together they hold 344,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

18 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 88,611 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.7: ML, reviewed
9.6: km deep · 31,641 ft
0: M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
55: M2+ within 10 km, all time
15: active injection wells within 10 km
948: permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter: 32.3280, -102.1390
County area: Martin 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
Mar 13, 2023, 8:48 AM	2.4	5.3 km	6.9 km
Mar 17, 2023, 3:40 AM	2.5	6.6 km	3.0 km
Mar 19, 2023, 3:54 AM	2.0	5 km	9.3 km
Apr 6, 2023, 9:00 PM	2.1	9.4 km	8.4 km
Jan 21, 2023, 8:33 AM	2.5	9.4 km	9.2 km
Dec 6, 2022, 2:04 AM	2.1	5.3 km	8.3 km
Sep 16, 2023, 3:45 PM	2.1	9 km	6.9 km
Nov 14, 2023, 2:46 PM	2.0	6 km	7.3 km
Nov 22, 2023, 8:15 AM	2.0	5.7 km	7.9 km
Feb 3, 2024, 12:57 AM	2.3	8.1 km	8.9 km
Apr 1, 2024, 7:44 AM	2.3	4.8 km	6.6 km
Apr 18, 2024, 11:12 AM	2.6	8.6 km	6.0 km

Largest nearby on record: M3.4 on Sep 17, 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. 18 of these report daily to TexNet: 88.6K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

Well	Operator	UIC no.	Distance	Permitted, bbl/d	Injection zone, ft
Dorothy Faye-K- #D 1	Ovintiv USA Inc.	000108662	2.6 km	20,000	4,775–5,585
Holt Ranch #17	Ovintiv USA Inc.	000113468	3.5 km	15,000	4,800–6,450
Capri SWD #1	Stonehill Martin, LLC	000118229	3.6 km	30,000	4,500–5,680
Capri SWD #2	Stonehill Martin, LLC	000125986	4.1 km	20,000	4,350–5,700
Mabee J SWD #D 1	High Lonesome Midstream, LLC	000110054	4.7 km	20,000	4,800–5,500
Scharbauer Ranch #2D	Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.	000102846	5.4 km	8,000	4,214–5,200
Miers, W. W. #1	Beryl Oil and Gas, LP	000125042	5.4 km	20,000	4,200–7,210
Scharbauer Ranch #1D	Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.	000105738	5.9 km	18,000	4,600–5,500
Mabee 5 SWD #1	High Lonesome Midstream, LLC	000116014	6.4 km	30,000	4,850–6,850
Scharbauer Ranch #3D	Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.	000107461	7 km	18,000	4,550–5,400
University 7-31B SWD #D 1	Deep Blue Operating I LLC	000117513	7.4 km	40,000	12,400–14,163
Mabee G SWD #D 1	High Lonesome Midstream, LLC	000110124	7.6 km	20,000	4,800–5,550
University SWD #D 1	Deep Blue Operating I LLC	000110114	7.7 km	20,000	4,800–5,550
Scharbauer Ranch #4D	Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.	000117648	7.8 km	25,000	4,350–5,450
University 7-27 SWD #D 2	Deep Blue Operating I LLC	000115339	7.9 km	40,000	12,700–14,200

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About this data

Event tx2023epvx 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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