EARTHQUAKES · MITCHELL AREA · TX2026GUNJOQ
Magnitude 2.0 7 km NNE of Westbrook, Texas
Monday, April 6, 2026, 10:51:05 PM Central · 2026-04-07 03:51:05 UTC
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake 7 km NNE of Westbrook, Texas on April 6, 2026 at 10:51 PM Central, 6.8 km deep, in the Mitchell County area.
It is one of 7 M2+ events TexNet has located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M2.8.
15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1.3 km away and operated by Swjn Oil Co; together they hold 9,900 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
8 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 1,397 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.0
- ML, reviewed
- 6.8
- km deep · 22,188 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 7
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 48
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 32.4180, -100.9960
- County area
- Mitchell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026, 4:48 PM | 2.3 | 9.9 km | 7.9 km |
| Feb 5, 2026, 12:11 AM | 2.5 | 5.6 km | 5.6 km |
| Jun 9, 2024, 10:12 AM | 2.7 | 5.7 km | 6.2 km |
| May 23, 2024, 3:31 PM | 2.8 | 5.5 km | 4.3 km |
| Feb 4, 2023, 9:41 AM | 2.3 | 9.2 km | 8.5 km |
| Feb 4, 2023, 5:55 AM | 2.0 | 9.6 km | 7.0 km |
Largest nearby on record: M2.8 on May 23, 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. 8 of these report daily to TexNet: 1.4K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pruittfkeel #7W | Swjn Oil Co | 000073450 | 1.3 km | 100 | 2,885–3,045 |
| Newby #3 | Nordstrand Engineering, Inc | 000052526 | 2.4 km | — | 3,012 |
| North Westbrook Unit #5504W | Bce-Mach III LLC | 000021982 | 2.7 km | 1,000 | 2,939–3,086 |
| Minatra "B" #3 | Swjn Oil Co | 000072682 | 2.8 km | 400 | 1,640–1,665 |
| North Westbrook Unit #6351W | Bce-Mach III LLC | 000106220 | 3 km | 750 | 2,750–4,000 |
| North Westbrook Unit #5419 | Bce-Mach III LLC | 000103924 | 3.1 km | 750 | 2,850–4,000 |
| Westbrook Southeast Unit #1502W | Bce-Mach III LLC | 000095675 | 3.1 km | 750 | 2,850–3,250 |
| North Westbrook Unit #5404W | Bce-Mach III LLC | 000021981 | 3.2 km | 800 | 2,900–3,100 |
| North Westbrook Unit #6307W | Bce-Mach III LLC | 000080839 | 3.3 km | 800 | 2,700–3,200 |
| North Westbrook Unit #4011W | Bce-Mach III LLC | 000101914 | 3.3 km | 750 | 2,850–3,500 |
| North Westbrook Unit #6344W | Bce-Mach III LLC | 000103926 | 3.3 km | 750 | 2,850–4,000 |
| North Westbrook Unit #5510W | Bce-Mach III LLC | 000110206 | 3.3 km | 750 | 2,850–3,500 |
| North Westbrook Unit #4013W | Bce-Mach III LLC | 000101915 | 3.4 km | 750 | 2,850–3,500 |
| North Westbrook Unit #3105W | Bce-Mach III LLC | 000052879 | 3.4 km | 800 | 2,900–3,150 |
| North Westbrook Unit #5412W | Bce-Mach III LLC | 000098215 | 3.4 km | 750 | 2,600–3,500 |
Disposal in Mitchell County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
TexNet catalog event tx2026gunjoq, 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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