EARTHQUAKES · WARD AREA · TX2023OPIO
Magnitude 2.3 13 km N of Coyanosa, Texas
Thursday, July 27, 2023, 9:51:39 AM Central · 2023-07-27 14:51:39 UTC
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake 13 km N of Coyanosa, Texas on July 27, 2023 at 9:51 AM Central, 4.0 km deep, in the Ward County area.
It is one of 25 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 1 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.3.
15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1.7 km away and operated by Continental Resources, Inc.; together they hold 262,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
2 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 18,976 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.3
- ML, reviewed
- 4.0
- km deep · 13,032 ft
- 1
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 25
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 422
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 31.3599, -103.0790
- County area
- Ward 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2023, 8:53 AM | 2.2 | 3.1 km | 3.1 km |
| Aug 22, 2023, 9:41 AM | 2.2 | 0.4 km | 1.0 km |
| Aug 27, 2023, 2:22 PM | 2.2 | 3 km | 4.0 km |
| Sep 3, 2023, 8:19 PM | 2.8 | 0.3 km | 3.8 km |
| Sep 3, 2023, 8:20 PM | 2.9 | 0.2 km | 3.0 km |
| Jan 12, 2024, 10:28 PM | 2.9 | 1.3 km | 3.6 km |
| Jan 24, 2024, 3:01 PM | 3.3 | 1.4 km | 3.7 km |
| Mar 4, 2024, 11:01 AM | 3.1 | 2.4 km | 3.4 km |
| May 17, 2025, 9:30 PM | 2.3 | 0.9 km | 3.3 km |
| Jul 17, 2021, 12:59 AM | 2.6 | 0.4 km | 3.7 km |
| Jul 16, 2021, 11:46 PM | 2.1 | 0.6 km | 3.4 km |
| Jul 16, 2021, 10:57 PM | 3.1 | 0.9 km | 4.1 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. 2 of these report daily to TexNet: 19K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leviathan #1 | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000115498 | 1.7 km | 25,000 | 5,250–7,100 |
| Trees State 24 #1D | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000115116 | 3.5 km | 20,000 | 6,020–7,350 |
| Pecan State SWD 36 #1D | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000126744 | 3.5 km | 20,000 | 5,031–7,431 |
| Gum Popper #1 | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000115225 | 3.7 km | 20,000 | 4,800–7,500 |
| Eiland, T. N. #1 | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000085888 | 3.7 km | 6,000 | 4,931–6,554 |
| Cub Creek #1 | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000113603 | 3.9 km | 25,000 | 4,750–7,100 |
| Pecos SWD 64 #1D | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000115104 | 5.5 km | 20,000 | 5,875–7,130 |
| Barber, W. T., -A- #12 | Jetta Operating Company, Inc. | 000083100 | 5.7 km | 1,000 | 4,845–4,957 |
| Reward SWD A #1 | Rattler Midstream Operating LLC | 000115108 | 5.8 km | 25,000 | 5,026–7,100 |
| Manbearpig #1 | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000115373 | 5.9 km | 25,000 | 5,150–7,000 |
| Barber, W. T., -A- #9 | Jetta Operating Company, Inc. | 000083099 | 6.2 km | 1,000 | 4,906–4,942 |
| Trees, J. C. Estate, et al -A- #5D | Eliteenergyholdings LLC | 000020838 | 6.5 km | 14,500 | 5,200–6,100 |
| Ligon State "22" #4 | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000100784 | 7 km | 25,000 | 4,912–5,960 |
| Morrison, H. B. -a- SWD #3 | Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC | 000114614 | 7.1 km | 15,000 | 5,400–6,245 |
| Water Bear #1 | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000117638 | 7.1 km | 20,000 | 5,150–7,000 |
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About this data
Event tx2023opio 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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