EARTHQUAKES · HOWARD AREA · TX2026CSMNXH
Magnitude 2.3 24 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas
Sunday, February 8, 2026, 3:31:28 AM Central · 2026-02-08 09:31:28 UTC
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake 24 km NNW of Westbrook, Texas on February 8, 2026 at 3:31 AM Central, 7.2 km deep, in the Howard County area.
It is one of 11 M2+ events TexNet has located within 10 km of this spot, 1 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 4.9 km away and operated by Unitex Oil & Gas, L.L.C; together they hold 7,740 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
6 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 54,612 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.3
- ML, reviewed
- 7.2
- km deep · 23,470 ft
- 1
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 11
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 112
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 32.5610, -101.1140
- County area
- Howard 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.
| When | Mag | Distance | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2026, 6:51 PM | 2.6 | 2.6 km | 6.8 km |
| Jan 26, 2026, 4:22 AM | 4.3 | 1.8 km | 6.5 km |
| May 29, 2026, 7:49 AM | 2.8 | 9.6 km | 6.4 km |
| Jun 23, 2026, 3:20 PM | 2.3 | 9.8 km | 7.1 km |
| Jul 23, 2026, 12:15 PM | 3.9 | 9.6 km | 7.7 km |
| May 17, 2025, 4:48 AM | 2.3 | 4.3 km | 2.9 km |
| May 7, 2025, 7:45 AM | 2.3 | 3.6 km | 5.5 km |
| May 29, 2024, 12:52 AM | 2.1 | 2.7 km | 8.4 km |
| Dec 22, 2023, 9:08 PM | 2.4 | 2.7 km | 9.2 km |
| Feb 7, 2023, 7:28 PM | 2.0 | 7.7 km | 6.8 km |
Largest nearby on record: M4.3 on Jan 26, 2026.
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. 6 of these report daily to TexNet: 54.6K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson #1 | Unitex Oil & Gas, L.L.C | 000053490 | 4.9 km | 400 | 2,169–2,460 |
| Thompson #5 | Unitex Oil & Gas, L.L.C | 000053491 | 5 km | — | 2,105 |
| Sterling, T. J. #3W | Rigged UP, LLC | 000102100 | 5 km | 1,000 | 3,169–3,260 |
| First National Bank of Snyder #10 | Crossroads Oper, LLC | 000046718 | 5.1 km | 350 | 2,227–2,443 |
| McClure, R. O. #7 | Crossroads Oper, LLC | 000048232 | 5.2 km | 500 | 2,001–3,500 |
| Burney, W. F. #26 | Crossroads Oper, LLC | 000054100 | 5.3 km | — | 2,230 |
| First National Bank of Snyder #4 | Crossroads Oper, LLC | 000046716 | 5.4 km | 350 | 2,220–2,449 |
| First National Bank of Snyder #2 | Crossroads Oper, LLC | 000046715 | 5.4 km | 350 | 2,198–2,420 |
| McClure, R. O. "B" #2R | Crossroads Oper, LLC | 000043519 | 5.4 km | 350 | 2,234–2,467 |
| Burney, W. F. #8 | Crossroads Oper, LLC | 000040585 | 5.4 km | 240 | 1,738–2,471 |
| McClure, R. O. #2 | Crossroads Oper, LLC | 000048230 | 5.5 km | 500 | 2,185–2,497 |
| Emu #1 | Sharidge, Inc. | 000097310 | 5.5 km | 3,000 | 3,850–6,959 |
| Burney, W. F. #14 | Crossroads Oper, LLC | 000054099 | 5.5 km | — | 2,190 |
| Burney "D" #1W | Unitex Oil & Gas, L.L.C | 000026716 | 5.5 km | 300 | 2,256–2,509 |
| Burney "A" #2W | Unitex Oil & Gas, L.L.C | 000026710 | 5.6 km | 400 | 2,227–2,520 |
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About this data
TexNet catalog event tx2026csmnxh, 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.
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