EARTHQUAKES · DAWSON AREA · TX2023VNVM
Magnitude 2.7 31 km NE of Andrews, Texas
Friday, November 3, 2023, 4:51:24 AM Central · 2023-11-03 09:51:24 UTC
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake 31 km NE of Andrews, Texas on November 3, 2023 at 4:51 AM Central, 3.8 km deep, in the Dawson County area.
It is one of 2 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; this is the largest of them.
15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 2.7 km away and operated by Ovintiv USA Inc.; together they hold 168,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
14 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 38,509 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.7
- ML(TEXNE, reviewed
- 3.8
- km deep · 12,437 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 2
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 379
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 32.4970, -102.2910
- County area
- Dawson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2023, 4:49 PM | 2.2 | 4 km | 2.2 km |
Largest nearby on record: M2.2 on Jan 2, 2023.
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. 14 of these report daily to TexNet: 38.5K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Texas -AV- #2 | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 000102909 | 2.7 km | 10,000 | 12,506–12,607 |
| University "6-17" #5D | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 000104316 | 5.1 km | 8,000 | 4,500–5,700 |
| UL Beekeeper SWD #1 | Deep Blue Operating I LLC | 000111893 | 6.2 km | 20,000 | 4,775–6,970 |
| State of Texas "BV" #1 | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 000094449 | 6.4 km | 4,000 | 4,860–7,000 |
| University 5-3 #1D | Hilcorp Energy Company | 000065274 | 6.5 km | 10,000 | 13,385–14,134 |
| Newton, J. C. #1D | Ctoc Energy, LLC | 000023512 | 6.6 km | 2,000 | 5,074–5,250 |
| University "6-39" #6D | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 000103187 | 6.6 km | 10,000 | 4,500–5,800 |
| Maria #2 | Crosstex Services, L.L.C. | 000107306 | 6.7 km | 10,000 | 9,000–12,621 |
| University 22 #1 | Sabalo II Operating, LLC | 000102073 | 6.7 km | 8,000 | 12,566–12,721 |
| Maria #7 | Crosstex Services, L.L.C. | 000125274 | 6.7 km | 10,000 | 5,300–6,400 |
| Butler, L. L. #6 | Scout Energy Management LLC | 000084707 | 7.1 km | 11,000 | 4,800–13,460 |
| Butler #4 | Hilcorp Energy Company | 000013925 | 7.6 km | 3,000 | 5,300–7,296 |
| Queen Bee SWD #1 | Deep Blue Operating I LLC | 000116428 | 7.8 km | 30,000 | 12,530–14,180 |
| Thompson #3 | Finley Resources, Inc. | 000090497 | 8 km | 20,000 | 4,600–12,960 |
| McFarland Swds #1D | Petroplex SWD System, LLC | 000013924 | 8 km | 12,500 | 13,080–13,125 |
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About this data
Event tx2023vnvm 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.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/earthquakes/tx/events/tx2023vnvm, documented in the API reference.