EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · TX2023YRFV

Magnitude 2.0 18 km S of Lindsay, Texas

Sunday, December 17, 2023, 5:04:49 PM Central · 2023-12-17 23:04:49 UTC

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake 18 km S of Lindsay, Texas on December 17, 2023 at 5:04 PM Central, 5.7 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 36 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.1.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 2.3 km away and operated by Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC; together they hold 274,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

4 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 9,671 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.0
ML, reviewed
5.7
km deep · 18,852 ft
0
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
36
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
598
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
31.2060, -103.5470
County area
Reeves County
On a map
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Around it in time and space

M2+ events within 10 km, nearest in time first.

WhenMagDistanceDepth
May 28, 2024, 5:02 PM2.16.6 km4.6 km
Jun 19, 2023, 5:58 AM2.14.4 km4.3 km
Jun 19, 2023, 5:46 AM2.16.5 km0.5 km
Mar 7, 2023, 1:25 AM2.07.9 km-0.7 km
Aug 29, 2022, 5:51 AM2.00.6 km4.9 km
Apr 28, 2025, 8:12 PM2.17.4 km5.2 km
Apr 28, 2025, 8:13 PM2.67.8 km2.2 km
May 29, 2022, 10:36 AM2.54.4 km3.9 km
Jul 11, 2025, 1:59 PM2.35.8 km5.0 km
Jul 18, 2025, 1:10 AM2.05.3 km5.7 km
Dec 8, 2021, 11:12 AM2.21.4 km3.7 km
Nov 24, 2021, 11:39 PM2.26.1 km2.1 km

Largest nearby on record: M3.1 on Jan 2, 2018.

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. 4 of these report daily to TexNet: 9.67K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Cotton Gin SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001069132.3 km20,0004,500–6,500
Rifleman #2DNoble Energy Inc0001170003.5 km10,0004,820–6,960
Longhorn SWD #1Tejas Permian Operating, LLC0001044554 km20,0004,500–6,500
Rifleman #1DNoble Energy Inc0001169994.3 km10,0004,825–7,050
Man O' War SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001148005 km30,0005,050–6,400
Barracuda SWD #1CR Field Services, LLC0001179315.2 km19,0004,946–7,400
Columbus 197 #1DNoble Energy Inc0001050326.1 km15,0004,950–6,150
Williams Block 52 #1DNoble Energy Inc0001110116.2 km20,0005,100–6,250
Wolfbone #1SDCR Field Services, LLC0001016256.2 km25,0005,000–7,000
Campbell SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001139537 km10,0004,751–6,007
Grindstone #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001058587.1 km15,0005,325–5,725
Cantaloupe King SWD #1Layne SWD, LLC0001183427.5 km20,0004,708–7,800
Sinclair Collier #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001010477.7 km15,0005,675–6,280
Cwei-CHK 22-52-8 #3DNoble Energy Inc0001176407.7 km20,0005,000–6,962
South Farm SWD #1Layne SWD, LLC0001051767.7 km25,0004,900–6,100

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About this data

Event tx2023yrfv 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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