EARTHQUAKES · WINKLER AREA · TX2024IDVI

Magnitude 2.0 21 km SW of Jal, New Mexico

Thursday, April 25, 2024, 5:23:15 PM Central · 2024-04-25 22:23:15 UTC

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake 21 km SW of Jal, New Mexico on April 25, 2024 at 5:23 PM Central, 7.3 km deep, in the Winkler County area.

It is one of 195 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 21 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.9.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 2.8 km away and operated by Pilot Water Gath Delaware LLC; together they hold 406,300 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

7 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 123,391 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.0
ML, reviewed
7.3
km deep · 24,051 ft
21
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
195
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
451
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
31.9700, -103.3420
County area
Winkler County
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Around it in time and space

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

WhenMagDistanceDepth
Apr 25, 2024, 5:39 PM2.41.4 km6.1 km
Apr 25, 2024, 5:41 PM2.10.9 km6.6 km
Apr 25, 2024, 4:48 PM2.20.7 km7.3 km
Apr 25, 2024, 6:01 PM2.00.9 km6.8 km
Apr 25, 2024, 4:42 PM2.20.7 km7.5 km
Apr 25, 2024, 4:36 PM2.20.9 km7.0 km
Apr 25, 2024, 6:23 PM3.11 km8.2 km
Apr 25, 2024, 6:34 PM2.70.6 km8.4 km
Apr 25, 2024, 6:37 PM2.31.3 km7.0 km
Apr 25, 2024, 3:49 PM2.40.7 km8.3 km
Apr 25, 2024, 3:32 PM3.81.5 km8.7 km
Apr 25, 2024, 2:36 PM3.91 km7.8 km

Largest nearby on record: M3.9 on Apr 25, 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. 7 of these report daily to TexNet: 123K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Ross SWD #2Pilot Water Gath Delaware LLC0001187572.8 km30,0005,300–7,700
Ross SWD #8Pilot Water Gath Delaware LLC0001248013 km24,9005,300–7,700
Aermotor SWD #5Waterbridge Stateline LLC0001162403 km30,0005,155–7,020
Ross SWD #7Pilot Water Gath Delaware LLC0001248223.2 km24,9005,300–7,700
Ross SWD #3NGL Water Solutions Permian, LLC0001187563.3 km30,0005,300–7,700
Ross SWD #5Pilot Water Gath Delaware LLC0001193793.6 km30,0005,300–7,700
Ross SWD #9Pilot Water Gath Delaware LLC0001248023.8 km24,9005,300–7,700
Ross SWD #4NGL Water Solutions Permian, LLC0001188614.2 km30,0005,300–7,700
Pistol 24 #1SWCOG Operating LLC0001151765.1 km25,0005,300–6,900
Boyd 2503 SWD #1COG Operating LLC0001173325.4 km25,0005,300–7,000
Boyd 7517 SWD #1COG Operating LLC0001164736.7 km25,0005,015–7,000
Beckham #1Delaware Water Mngmnt Co, LLC0001159586.8 km21,6005,700–7,240
Axis SWD #1Pilot Water Gath Delaware LLC0001257267.1 km40,0006,016–7,760
Boyd 15 #1COG Operating LLC0000989557.1 km15,0005,197–6,400
Aermotor SWD #3Waterbridge Stateline LLC0001163227.2 km30,0005,410–7,300

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About this data

Event tx2024idvi 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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