EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · TX2023IARD

Magnitude 2.4 21 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas

Monday, April 24, 2023, 11:55:45 PM Central · 2023-04-25 04:55:45 UTC

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake 21 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas on April 24, 2023 at 11:55 PM Central, 1.0 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 171 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 2 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.6.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1.9 km away and operated by VTX Energy Operating, LLC; together they hold 206,250 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

5 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 29,132 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.4: ML, reviewed
1.0: km deep · 3,248 ft
2: M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
171: M2+ within 10 km, all time
15: active injection wells within 10 km
456: permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter: 31.1615, -103.2647
County area: Reeves 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 24, 2023, 3:43 PM	2.3	0.9 km	5.8 km
Apr 24, 2023, 3:40 PM	2.4	1.5 km	1.5 km
May 13, 2023, 3:11 AM	2.3	1.6 km	0.8 km
May 18, 2023, 3:27 AM	2.1	4.5 km	4.4 km
May 18, 2023, 3:34 AM	2.6	1 km	2.1 km
Jun 13, 2023, 2:30 PM	2.3	6.5 km	0.1 km
Feb 3, 2023, 11:31 AM	2.2	4.4 km	10.0 km
Jul 16, 2023, 11:42 AM	2.4	3.1 km	0.3 km
Sep 9, 2023, 5:27 PM	2.3	3.9 km	1.0 km
Nov 22, 2022, 4:28 PM	2.2	6.9 km	1.6 km
Oct 3, 2023, 2:13 AM	2.4	4.5 km	3.4 km
Nov 13, 2022, 2:42 PM	2.3	0.8 km	-0.8 km

Largest nearby on record: M3.6 on Nov 29, 2020.

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. 5 of these report daily to TexNet: 29.1K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

Well	Operator	UIC no.	Distance	Permitted, bbl/d	Injection zone, ft
WBR 18 #1SW	VTX Energy Operating, LLC	000113636	1.9 km	20,000	5,500–7,500
Chaparral "B" #1	Blue Arrow Operating, LLC	000064608	2.1 km	500	5,221–5,241
Lucas 23 #1SW	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000112744	3.3 km	12,000	6,020–6,405
Lucas 23 #2SW	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000112745	3.9 km	12,000	5,250–6,900
WBR 47 #1SW	VTX Energy Operating, LLC	000113869	4.1 km	20,000	5,500–7,500
Red Horse "29" #1W	Shenandoah Petroleum Corporation	000098328	4.2 km	1,500	5,250–5,392
Salty Brigham 10 #1SW	Rattler Midstream Operating LLC	000110984	5.8 km	20,000	6,050–7,800
Hippo 22 #1SW	VTX Energy Operating, LLC	000105012	5.9 km	20,000	5,850–6,500
Gillespie #1	Vaquero Operating	000081262	6.6 km	5,000	5,350–5,990
Lindsay #1D	Rattler Midstream Operating LLC	000118880	6.6 km	10,000	6,000–8,100
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-9 #2SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000112683	6.8 km	25,000	5,000–6,470
Hawg SWD #1	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000105929	7.9 km	20,000	5,200–8,000
VJ Ranch-Sable "25" #1SW	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000104414	8 km	20,000	5,100–6,470
Reeves -O- Fee #5W	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000020524	8.3 km	250	5,137–5,166
Hyena 15 #1SW	VTX Energy Operating, LLC	000113868	8.4 km	20,000	5,500–7,500

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About this data

Event tx2023iard 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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