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EARTHQUAKES · DAWSON AREA · TX2026DPSKYR

Magnitude 3.0 37 km SSW of Lamesa, Texas

Friday, February 20, 2026, 7:12:27 PM Central · 2026-02-21 01:12:27 UTC

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake 37 km SSW of Lamesa, Texas on February 20, 2026 at 7:12 PM Central, 7.8 km deep, in the Dawson County area.

It is one of 136 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.8.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 2.8 km away and operated by Deep Blue Operating I LLC; together they hold 301,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

21 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 120,554 barrels a day in August 2026.

M3.0
ML, reviewed
7.8
km deep · 25,713 ft
0
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
136
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
948
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
32.4440, -102.1580
County area
Dawson County
On a map
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Catalog
USGS event page ↗ · TexNet catalog ↗

Around it in time and space

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

WhenMagDistanceDepth
Mar 9, 2026, 2:48 PM2.13.8 km7.8 km
Mar 9, 2026, 8:02 PM2.44.1 km8.2 km
Mar 16, 2026, 11:50 AM2.09.7 km8.9 km
Dec 23, 2025, 12:48 AM2.47.8 km8.3 km
May 3, 2026, 11:49 PM2.28.5 km8.8 km
May 10, 2026, 3:38 PM2.79.8 km6.8 km
Nov 27, 2025, 7:38 AM2.19.8 km8.8 km
Nov 18, 2025, 9:22 PM2.32.8 km8.6 km
Jun 3, 2026, 2:58 PM2.36.5 km6.9 km
Nov 9, 2025, 1:22 AM2.53.3 km8.8 km
Oct 25, 2025, 12:19 AM2.49.2 km7.6 km
Jun 27, 2026, 10:43 PM2.09.7 km8.6 km

Largest nearby on record: M3.8 on Mar 5, 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. 21 of these report daily to TexNet: 121K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Golden Tornadoes SWD #1Deep Blue Operating I LLC0001159752.8 km30,00012,380–13,965
Univ. 14-7 #3DOvintiv USA Inc.0000189432.8 km7,5004,525–5,470
Herding Cats #1DDeep Blue Operating I LLC0001190033.7 km30,00012,250–14,500
Pinotage SWD #1Deep Blue Operating I LLC0001062813.8 km20,0005,550–6,175
University "7-15" #1DPioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.0001154424 km25,0004,500–5,600
Breedlove Ursa #2DDeep Blue Operating I LLC0001246514.4 km30,0003,988–5,308
M.A.K SWD #4402Deep Blue Operating I LLC0000856934.5 km8,0004,950–6,295
Mabee Foundation #1REDeep Blue Operating I LLC0001034134.8 km15,0005,550–6,175
University -B- #2Crosstex Services, L.L.C.0000794085.2 km5,0004,940–6,500
Big Sipper #1DDeep Blue Operating I LLC0001188165.4 km30,00012,000–14,500
Breedlove, F. D., -B- #47Ovintiv USA Inc.0000998955.4 km10,00011,242–12,617
Big Gulp #1DDeep Blue Operating I LLC0001189615.5 km30,00012,000–14,500
M.a.k.(spraberry)unit #3001Diamondback E&P LLC0000856855.6 km1,0008,490–8,560
University 7-27 SWD #D 2Deep Blue Operating I LLC0001153395.8 km40,00012,700–14,200
Corsica SWD 2 #2Stonehill Martin, LLC0001260906 km20,0004,200–5,228

Disposal in Dawson County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →

About this data

Event tx2026dpskyr 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.

Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/earthquakes/tx/events/tx2026dpskyr, documented in the API reference.