EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · TX2026JXFTCY
Magnitude 2.6 10 km SSE of Coyanosa, Texas
Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 10:03:17 PM Central · 2026-05-21 03:03:17 UTC
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake 10 km SSE of Coyanosa, Texas on May 20, 2026 at 10:03 PM Central, 4.2 km deep, in the Reeves County area.
It is one of 15 M2+ events TexNet has located within 10 km of this spot, 1 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.6.
15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 0.7 km away and operated by Petex; together they hold 281,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
1 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 1,382 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.6
- ML, reviewed
- 4.2
- km deep · 13,790 ft
- 1
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 15
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 372
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 31.1520, -103.0380
- County area
- Reeves 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 4, 2026, 6:12 PM | 3.1 | 3.8 km | 5.6 km |
| Jul 30, 2026, 10:44 PM | 2.0 | 8.5 km | 8.0 km |
| Aug 30, 2026, 8:21 PM | 2.2 | 3.6 km | 0.0 km |
| Jan 22, 2026, 3:11 AM | 2.4 | 2.2 km | 2.6 km |
| Jan 22, 2026, 1:36 AM | 2.5 | 1.4 km | 3.7 km |
| Oct 7, 2026, 12:17 PM | 3.6 | 9.7 km | 2.5 km |
| Aug 30, 2024, 1:06 PM | 2.7 | 1.1 km | 2.7 km |
| Jul 20, 2022, 7:51 AM | 2.4 | 3.6 km | 0.7 km |
| Jun 13, 2022, 4:06 AM | 2.3 | 9.3 km | 7.8 km |
| Apr 15, 2021, 5:25 PM | 3.1 | 1 km | 4.0 km |
| Jan 15, 2021, 5:19 PM | 2.5 | 7.7 km | 5.0 km |
| Dec 17, 2019, 3:13 PM | 2.9 | 1.4 km | 5.0 km |
Largest nearby on record: M3.6 on Oct 7, 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. 1 of these report daily to TexNet: 1.38K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal, James #8W | Petex | 000012048 | 0.7 km | 1,500 | 4,844–4,874 |
| Swinbank SWD #1 | Rattler Midstream Oper LLC | 000117869 | 2.3 km | 25,000 | 5,200–6,800 |
| Sibley, Effie Potts #5 | P.o.&g. Oper, LLC | 000092883 | 2.7 km | 4,000 | 4,776–4,879 |
| Sibley, Effie Potts #12 | P.o.&g. Oper, LLC | 000092884 | 2.8 km | 4,000 | 4,810–4,882 |
| Braden SWD #1 | Rattler Midstream Oper LLC | 000108609 | 3 km | 20,000 | 5,300–7,000 |
| Salt Lake SWD #1 | Rattler Midstream Oper LLC | 000115375 | 3.4 km | 30,000 | 5,150–6,800 |
| Sibley, Effie Potts #4 | P.o.&g. Oper, LLC | 000093661 | 3.5 km | 1,000 | 4,735–4,866 |
| Wahoo 12 #1SW | VTX Engy Oper, LLC | 000118184 | 3.6 km | 30,000 | 5,500–7,200 |
| Neal, James O. #7 | P.o.&g. Oper, LLC | 000096652 | 3.7 km | 3,000 | 4,716–4,796 |
| Hatch 16 #X001 | Swordfish Engy Oper, LLC | 000117223 | 4.1 km | 30,000 | 4,975–6,400 |
| Giddyup Buttercup #1 | Swordfish Engy Oper, LLC | 000115323 | 4.3 km | 30,000 | 5,150–6,800 |
| Catseye SWD #1 | Velocity Water Solutions, LP | 000118739 | 4.3 km | 30,000 | 5,200–6,800 |
| Suter Farms SWD #1 | Rattler Midstream Oper LLC | 000109513 | 4.9 km | 25,000 | 5,300–6,700 |
| Mando #1D | Rattler Midstream Oper LLC | 000117325 | 5.2 km | 17,500 | 5,706–7,545 |
| Iron Man #1D | Rattler Midstream Oper LLC | 000118922 | 5.5 km | 30,000 | 5,950–7,830 |
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About this data
TexNet catalog event tx2026jxftcy, 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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