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EARTHQUAKES · MITCHELL AREA · TX2025WOQOGS

Magnitude 2.5 5 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas

Sunday, November 16, 2025, 8:01:35 AM Central · 2025-11-16 14:01:35 UTC

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake 5 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas on November 16, 2025 at 8:01 AM Central, 8.0 km deep, in the Mitchell County area.

It is one of 42 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 5 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M4.3.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 0.6 km away and operated by Grayrock Energy II, LLC; together they hold 8,900 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

7 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 2,475 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.5
ML, reviewed
8.0
km deep · 26,354 ft
5
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
42
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
66
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
32.3410, -101.0730
County area
Mitchell County
On a map
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Catalog
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Around it in time and space

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

WhenMagDistanceDepth
Nov 20, 2025, 2:41 PM3.10.4 km7.1 km
Nov 20, 2025, 4:53 PM2.80.3 km6.9 km
Oct 30, 2025, 9:00 AM2.21 km6.1 km
Oct 22, 2025, 2:30 PM2.70.7 km7.7 km
Oct 20, 2025, 7:27 AM2.50.1 km8.7 km
Oct 19, 2025, 5:03 PM2.50.4 km8.5 km
Oct 19, 2025, 3:40 PM3.20.3 km6.6 km
Oct 12, 2025, 6:00 PM2.91.9 km7.9 km
Oct 12, 2025, 1:08 AM4.30.6 km5.3 km
Dec 31, 2025, 3:42 AM2.40.9 km8.7 km
Feb 5, 2026, 12:11 AM2.56 km5.6 km
May 6, 2026, 4:48 PM2.33.5 km7.9 km

Largest nearby on record: M4.3 on Oct 12, 2025.

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: 2.48K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Westbrook Southwest Unit #1520WGrayrock Energy II, LLC0000988780.6 km5002,300–3,300
Westbrook Southwest Unit #213WGrayrock Energy II, LLC0000220380.6 km7002,300–3,300
Westbrook Southwest Unit #1508Grayrock Energy II, LLC0000987920.7 km5002,300–3,300
Westbrook Southwest Unit #211WGrayrock Energy II, LLC0000220360.9 km7002,300–3,300
Westbrook Southwest Unit #1032WGrayrock Energy II, LLC0000905830.9 km7002,300–3,300
Westbrook Southwest Unit #173Grayrock Energy II, LLC0000463291 km7002,300–3,300
Westbrook Southeast Unit #1053WBce-Mach III LLC0000904131 km5002,850–3,200
Westbrook Southwest Unit #1522WGrayrock Energy II, LLC0000988791.1 km5002,300–3,300
Westbrook Southeast Unit #1056WBce-Mach III LLC0000920791.1 km5002,850–3,250
Westbrook Southwest Unit #202AWGrayrock Energy II, LLC0000220311.1 km7002,300–3,300
Westbrook Southwest Unit #1020WGrayrock Energy II, LLC0000825901.1 km7002,300–3,300
Westbrook Southeast Unit #1057WBce-Mach III LLC0000904111.2 km5002,850–3,200
Westbrook Southwest Unit #131WGrayrock Energy II, LLC0000431191.2 km5002,906–3,090
Westbrook Southwest Unit #1523Grayrock Energy II, LLC0000993631.2 km5002,300–3,300
Westbrook Southwest Unit #204WGrayrock Energy II, LLC0000220341.2 km7002,300–3,300

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About this data

Event tx2025woqogs 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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