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EARTHQUAKES · WARD AREA · TX2023OPGN

Magnitude 2.2 16 km N of Coyanosa, Texas

Thursday, July 27, 2023, 8:53:41 AM Central · 2023-07-27 13:53:41 UTC

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake 16 km N of Coyanosa, Texas on July 27, 2023 at 8:53 AM Central, 3.1 km deep, in the Ward County area.

It is one of 24 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.3.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 0.6 km away and operated by Continental Resources, Inc.; together they hold 248,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

1 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 14,215 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.2
ML, reviewed
3.1
km deep · 10,165 ft
0
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
24
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
369
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
31.3871, -103.0858
County area
Ward 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
Jul 27, 2023, 9:51 AM2.33.1 km4.0 km
Aug 22, 2023, 9:41 AM2.22.9 km1.0 km
Aug 27, 2023, 2:22 PM2.25.6 km4.0 km
Sep 3, 2023, 8:19 PM2.83.3 km3.8 km
Sep 3, 2023, 8:20 PM2.93 km3.0 km
Jan 12, 2024, 10:28 PM2.93.9 km3.6 km
Jan 24, 2024, 3:01 PM3.34.4 km3.7 km
Mar 4, 2024, 11:01 AM3.14.8 km3.4 km
May 17, 2025, 9:30 PM2.32.5 km3.3 km
Jul 17, 2021, 12:59 AM2.63.1 km3.7 km
Jul 16, 2021, 11:46 PM2.12.6 km3.4 km
Jul 16, 2021, 10:57 PM3.12.2 km4.1 km

Largest nearby on record: M3.3 on Jan 24, 2024.

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. 1 of these report daily to TexNet: 14.2K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Gum Popper #1Continental Resources, Inc.0001152250.6 km20,0004,800–7,500
Cub Creek #1Continental Resources, Inc.0001136031.2 km25,0004,750–7,100
Eiland, T. N. #1Continental Resources, Inc.0000858881.7 km6,0004,931–6,554
Manbearpig #1Continental Resources, Inc.0001153732.8 km25,0005,150–7,000
Leviathan #1Continental Resources, Inc.0001154983.8 km25,0005,250–7,100
Water Bear #1Continental Resources, Inc.0001176384.2 km20,0005,150–7,000
Morrison, H. B. -a- SWD #3Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001146144.6 km15,0005,400–6,245
Reuss, G. T. #2WWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0000684845.1 km10,0005,300–6,200
Longtail SWD #2Pyote Disposal Company0001156495.2 km15,0005,850–7,150
Reward SWD A #1Rattler Midstream Operating LLC0001151086.2 km25,0005,026–7,100
Pecan State SWD 36 #1DContinental Resources, Inc.0001267446.3 km20,0005,031–7,431
Black D #2DWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001114786.6 km20,0006,000–7,000
Trees State 24 #1DContinental Resources, Inc.0001151166.6 km20,0006,020–7,350
Barber, W. T., -A- #12Jetta Operating Company, Inc.0000831007.7 km1,0004,845–4,957
Barber, W. T., -A- #9Jetta Operating Company, Inc.0000830998 km1,0004,906–4,942

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About this data

Event tx2023opgn 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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