EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · TX2026DHSXIE

Magnitude 2.0 17 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas

Monday, February 16, 2026, 10:50:47 AM Central · 2026-02-16 16:50:47 UTC

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake 17 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas on February 16, 2026 at 10:50 AM Central, 4.3 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 135 M2+ events TexNet has located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.6.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 2.1 km away and operated by VTX Engy Oper, LLC; together they hold 241,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

4 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 4,597 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.0
ML, reviewed
4.3
km deep · 14,126 ft
0
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
135
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
570
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
31.1890, -103.2410
County area
Reeves 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
Apr 6, 2026, 8:16 PM2.74.3 km4.8 km
Apr 6, 2026, 9:16 PM2.14.7 km1.9 km
Nov 1, 2025, 7:06 PM2.09 km4.0 km
Oct 29, 2026, 1:39 PM2.04 km3.1 km
Jan 24, 2025, 12:08 PM2.26.8 km3.8 km
Nov 19, 2024, 4:46 PM3.09.5 km3.0 km
Oct 28, 2024, 11:50 AM2.58.8 km4.7 km
Aug 14, 2024, 8:03 PM2.15.7 km0.1 km
Jan 17, 2024, 11:22 AM2.09 km2.4 km
Oct 3, 2023, 2:13 AM2.48.2 km3.4 km
Sep 9, 2023, 5:27 PM2.36.8 km1.0 km
Jul 16, 2023, 11:42 AM2.46.9 km0.3 km

Largest nearby on record: M3.6 on Nov 29, 2020.

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: 4.6K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Hippo 22 #1SWVTX Engy Oper, LLC0001050122.1 km20,0005,850–6,500
Chaparral "B" #1Blue Arrow Oper, LLC0000646083.4 km5005,221–5,241
Salty Brigham 10 #1SWRattler Midstream Oper LLC0001109844 km20,0006,050–7,800
Hyena 15 #1SWVTX Engy Oper, LLC0001138684.6 km20,0005,500–7,500
Puff Adder 16 #1SWVTX Engy Oper, LLC0001160054.7 km15,0005,500–7,500
WBR 47 #1SWVTX Engy Oper, LLC0001138694.9 km20,0005,500–7,500
WBR 18 #1SWVTX Engy Oper, LLC0001136365.4 km20,0005,500–7,500
Cheetah "11" #1SWVTX Engy Oper, LLC0001087825.5 km20,0005,885–6,904
Warthog 19 #1SWVTX Engy Oper, LLC0001092275.6 km12,0005,700–7,500
VJ Ranch-Sable "25" #1SWWaterbridge Texas Oper LLC0001044145.8 km20,0005,100–6,470
VJ Ranch-Sable "25" #2WDWaterbridge Texas Oper LLC0001126626.3 km20,0005,200–7,300
Giraffe 18 #2SWVTX Engy Oper, LLC0001128576.7 km20,0005,250–7,300
VJ Ranch-Sable "25" #3WDWaterbridge Texas Oper LLC0001126646.8 km20,0005,200–7,300
Red Horse "29" #1WShenandoah Petro Corp0000983287 km1,5005,250–5,392
Lucas 23 #1SWWaterbridge Texas Oper LLC0001127447 km12,0006,020–6,405

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About this data

TexNet catalog event tx2026dhsxie, 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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