EARTHQUAKES · HOWARD AREA · TX2026DCVPJP
Magnitude 2.6 23 km SW of Snyder, Texas
Friday, February 13, 2026, 6:51:33 PM Central · 2026-02-14 00:51:33 UTC
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake 23 km SW of Snyder, Texas on February 13, 2026 at 6:51 PM Central, 6.8 km deep, in the Howard County area.
It is one of 7 M2+ events TexNet has located within 10 km of this spot, 2 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 2.7 km away and operated by Rigged UP, LLC; together they hold 8,700 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
4 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 16,370 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.6
- ML, reviewed
- 6.8
- km deep · 22,349 ft
- 2
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 7
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 59
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 32.5640, -101.0860
- County area
- Howard County
- On a map
- OpenStreetMap ↗
- Catalog
- TexNet earthquake catalog ↗
Around it in time and space
M2+ events within 10 km, nearest in time first.
| When | Mag | Distance | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2026, 3:31 AM | 2.3 | 2.6 km | 7.2 km |
| Jan 26, 2026, 4:22 AM | 4.3 | 0.9 km | 6.5 km |
| May 17, 2025, 4:48 AM | 2.3 | 6.6 km | 2.9 km |
| May 7, 2025, 7:45 AM | 2.3 | 6.2 km | 5.5 km |
| May 29, 2024, 12:52 AM | 2.1 | 5.3 km | 8.4 km |
| Dec 22, 2023, 9:08 PM | 2.4 | 5.1 km | 9.2 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. 4 of these report daily to TexNet: 16.4K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling, T. J. #3W | Rigged UP, LLC | 000102100 | 2.7 km | 1,000 | 3,169–3,260 |
| First National Bank of Snyder #10 | Crossroads Oper, LLC | 000046718 | 3.3 km | 350 | 2,227–2,443 |
| Thompson #1 | Unitex Oil & Gas, L.L.C | 000053490 | 3.6 km | 400 | 2,169–2,460 |
| First National Bank of Snyder #4 | Crossroads Oper, LLC | 000046716 | 3.7 km | 350 | 2,220–2,449 |
| Thompson #5 | Unitex Oil & Gas, L.L.C | 000053491 | 3.7 km | — | 2,105 |
| West Texas National Bank #7A | Crossroads Oper, LLC | 000083828 | 3.8 km | 900 | 2,180–3,200 |
| First National Bank of Snyder #2 | Crossroads Oper, LLC | 000046715 | 3.8 km | 350 | 2,198–2,420 |
| Sterling, W. R. #1 | Crossroads Oper, LLC | 000077385 | 3.8 km | 300 | 2,100–3,250 |
| First National Bank #1R | Unitex Oil & Gas, L.L.C | 000048936 | 3.9 km | — | — |
| McClure, R. O. #7 | Crossroads Oper, LLC | 000048232 | 3.9 km | 500 | 2,001–3,500 |
| McClure, R. O. "B" #2R | Crossroads Oper, LLC | 000043519 | 4 km | 350 | 2,234–2,467 |
| Byrd-Frost "A" #A 2 | Crossroads Oper, LLC | 000081326 | 4 km | 900 | 2,190–3,400 |
| Sterling, W. R. #9W | Crossroads Oper, LLC | 000115316 | 4 km | 3,000 | 2,091–3,500 |
| First #5C | Russell, L. J. Oil Company | 000061054 | 4 km | 300 | 2,198–2,508 |
| First National Bank #4R | Unitex Oil & Gas, L.L.C | 000050127 | 4.1 km | — | 2,226 |
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About this data
TexNet catalog event tx2026dcvpjp, 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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