EARTHQUAKES · WARD AREA · TX2023QUID
Magnitude 2.2 11 km N of Coyanosa, Texas
Sunday, August 27, 2023, 2:22:19 PM Central · 2023-08-27 19:22:19 UTC
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake 11 km N of Coyanosa, Texas on August 27, 2023 at 2:22 PM Central, 4.0 km deep, in the Ward County area.
It is one of 25 M2+ events TexNet has 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 0.8 km away and operated by Continental Res, Inc; together they hold 234,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
3 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 20,367 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.2
- ML, reviewed
- 4.0
- km deep · 13,201 ft
- 1
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 25
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 401
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 31.3465, -103.0517
- County area
- Ward County
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Around it in time and space
M2+ events within 10 km, nearest in time first.
| When | Mag | Distance | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2023, 9:41 AM | 2.2 | 3.4 km | 1.0 km |
| Sep 3, 2023, 8:19 PM | 2.8 | 3 km | 3.8 km |
| Sep 3, 2023, 8:20 PM | 2.9 | 3.2 km | 3.0 km |
| Jul 27, 2023, 9:51 AM | 2.3 | 3 km | 4.0 km |
| Jul 27, 2023, 8:53 AM | 2.2 | 5.6 km | 3.1 km |
| Jan 12, 2024, 10:28 PM | 2.9 | 1.7 km | 3.6 km |
| Jan 24, 2024, 3:01 PM | 3.3 | 1.9 km | 3.7 km |
| Mar 4, 2024, 11:01 AM | 3.1 | 0.8 km | 3.4 km |
| May 17, 2025, 9:30 PM | 2.3 | 3.9 km | 3.3 km |
| Jul 17, 2021, 12:59 AM | 2.6 | 2.7 km | 3.7 km |
| Jul 16, 2021, 11:46 PM | 2.1 | 3.2 km | 3.4 km |
| Jul 16, 2021, 10:57 PM | 3.1 | 3.7 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. 3 of these report daily to TexNet: 20.4K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pecan State SWD 36 #1D | Continental Res, Inc | 000126744 | 0.8 km | 20,000 | 5,031–7,431 |
| Leviathan #1 | Continental Res, Inc | 000115498 | 1.8 km | 25,000 | 5,250–7,100 |
| Trees State 24 #1D | Continental Res, Inc | 000115116 | 2.6 km | 20,000 | 6,020–7,350 |
| Pecos SWD 64 #1D | Continental Res, Inc | 000115104 | 4.2 km | 20,000 | 5,875–7,130 |
| Pershing, R. S. #1 | Goodnight Midstream Permian, LLC | 000083949 | 5.6 km | 20,000 | 5,370–5,527 |
| Cub Creek #1 | Continental Res, Inc | 000113603 | 6 km | 25,000 | 4,750–7,100 |
| Gum Popper #1 | Continental Res, Inc | 000115225 | 6.1 km | 20,000 | 4,800–7,500 |
| Eiland, T. N. #1 | Continental Res, Inc | 000085888 | 6.6 km | 6,000 | 4,931–6,554 |
| Trees 11-8 SWD #1D | Continental Res, Inc | 000115820 | 7.1 km | 20,000 | 5,685–6,825 |
| Barber, W. T., -A- #12 | Jetta Oper Co, Inc | 000083100 | 7.1 km | 1,000 | 4,845–4,957 |
| Howe, Jospeh #2 #302 | Abraxas Petro Corp | 000078499 | 7.4 km | 3,000 | 2,571–2,644 |
| Waha/Frost #8C | WWM Oper, LLC | 000095653 | 7.6 km | — | 2,137–2,367 |
| Waha/Frost #8D | WWM Oper, LLC | 000094836 | 7.6 km | 40,000 | 5,900–6,700 |
| Trees, J. C. Estate, et al -A- #5D | TS Oil, LLC | 000020838 | 7.7 km | 14,500 | 5,200–6,100 |
| Waha/Frost #7C | WWM Oper, LLC | 000095652 | 7.7 km | — | 2,137–2,367 |
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About this data
TexNet catalog event tx2023quid, as published by the 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.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/earthquakes/tx/events/tx2023quid, documented in the API reference.