EARTHQUAKES · WARD AREA · TX2023RHOK
Magnitude 2.9 13 km N of Coyanosa, Texas
Sunday, September 3, 2023, 8:20:21 PM Central · 2023-09-04 01:20:21 UTC
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake 13 km N of Coyanosa, Texas on September 3, 2023 at 8:20 PM Central, 3.0 km deep, in the Ward County area.
It is one of 25 M2+ events TexNet has located within 10 km of this spot, 3 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 1.9 km away and operated by Continental Res, 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.
- M2.9
- ML, reviewed
- 3.0
- km deep · 9,996 ft
- 3
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 25
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 415
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 31.3608, -103.0806
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2023, 8:19 PM | 2.8 | 0.4 km | 3.8 km |
| Aug 27, 2023, 2:22 PM | 2.2 | 3.2 km | 4.0 km |
| Aug 22, 2023, 9:41 AM | 2.2 | 0.3 km | 1.0 km |
| Jul 27, 2023, 9:51 AM | 2.3 | 0.2 km | 4.0 km |
| Jul 27, 2023, 8:53 AM | 2.2 | 3 km | 3.1 km |
| Jan 12, 2024, 10:28 PM | 2.9 | 1.5 km | 3.6 km |
| Jan 24, 2024, 3:01 PM | 3.3 | 1.5 km | 3.7 km |
| Mar 4, 2024, 11:01 AM | 3.1 | 2.6 km | 3.4 km |
| May 17, 2025, 9:30 PM | 2.3 | 0.8 km | 3.3 km |
| Jul 17, 2021, 12:59 AM | 2.6 | 0.5 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 | 0.8 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 Res, Inc | 000115498 | 1.9 km | 25,000 | 5,250–7,100 |
| Eiland, T. N. #1 | Continental Res, Inc | 000085888 | 3.5 km | 6,000 | 4,931–6,554 |
| Gum Popper #1 | Continental Res, Inc | 000115225 | 3.6 km | 20,000 | 4,800–7,500 |
| Trees State 24 #1D | Continental Res, Inc | 000115116 | 3.7 km | 20,000 | 6,020–7,350 |
| Pecan State SWD 36 #1D | Continental Res, Inc | 000126744 | 3.7 km | 20,000 | 5,031–7,431 |
| Cub Creek #1 | Continental Res, Inc | 000113603 | 3.8 km | 25,000 | 4,750–7,100 |
| Barber, W. T., -A- #12 | Jetta Oper Co, Inc | 000083100 | 5.6 km | 1,000 | 4,845–4,957 |
| Pecos SWD 64 #1D | Continental Res, Inc | 000115104 | 5.6 km | 20,000 | 5,875–7,130 |
| Reward SWD A #1 | Rattler Midstream Oper LLC | 000115108 | 5.6 km | 25,000 | 5,026–7,100 |
| Manbearpig #1 | Continental Res, Inc | 000115373 | 5.8 km | 25,000 | 5,150–7,000 |
| Barber, W. T., -A- #9 | Jetta Oper Co, Inc | 000083099 | 6.1 km | 1,000 | 4,906–4,942 |
| Trees, J. C. Estate, et al -A- #5D | TS Oil, LLC | 000020838 | 6.5 km | 14,500 | 5,200–6,100 |
| Ligon State "22" #4 | Continental Res, Inc | 000100784 | 6.9 km | 25,000 | 4,912–5,960 |
| Morrison, H. B. -a- SWD #3 | Waterbridge Texas Oper LLC | 000114614 | 6.9 km | 15,000 | 5,400–6,245 |
| Water Bear #1 | Continental Res, Inc | 000117638 | 7 km | 20,000 | 5,150–7,000 |
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About this data
TexNet catalog event tx2023rhok, 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/tx2023rhok, documented in the API reference.