EARTHQUAKES · MIDLAND AREA · TX2026KMECMD
Magnitude 2.6 12 km WSW of Stanton, Texas
Friday, May 29, 2026, 1:22:02 AM Central · 2026-05-29 06:22:02 UTC
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake 12 km WSW of Stanton, Texas on May 29, 2026 at 1:22 AM Central, 8.9 km deep, in the Midland County area.
It is one of 89 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.4.
15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 0.6 km away and operated by Deep Blue Operating I LLC; together they hold 264,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
24 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 211,525 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.6
- ML, reviewed
- 8.9
- km deep · 29,237 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 89
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 1,094
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 32.1050, -101.9160
- County area
- Midland County
- On a map
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Around it in time and space
M2+ events within 10 km, nearest in time first.
| When | Mag | Distance | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2026, 3:09 PM | 2.6 | 1.9 km | 7.3 km |
| Jun 22, 2026, 6:52 PM | 3.1 | 0.6 km | 8.9 km |
| Jun 22, 2026, 6:54 PM | 2.3 | 0.4 km | 8.5 km |
| Jun 23, 2026, 4:10 PM | 3.1 | 0.4 km | 8.7 km |
| Jul 1, 2026, 6:22 AM | 2.9 | 2 km | 7.3 km |
| Jul 2, 2026, 11:38 AM | 2.6 | 1.7 km | 9.5 km |
| Apr 21, 2026, 11:14 AM | 2.0 | 0.9 km | 7.3 km |
| Jul 7, 2026, 3:43 PM | 2.0 | 4 km | 8.7 km |
| Apr 19, 2026, 5:53 AM | 2.1 | 8.7 km | 8.7 km |
| Apr 19, 2026, 4:52 AM | 2.1 | 0.5 km | 8.8 km |
| Apr 19, 2026, 4:08 AM | 2.2 | 0.5 km | 8.9 km |
| Apr 19, 2026, 1:14 AM | 2.2 | 0.5 km | 8.9 km |
Largest nearby on record: M3.4 on Sep 25, 2025.
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. 24 of these report daily to TexNet: 212K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis, Kathleen SWD #7D | Deep Blue Operating I LLC | 000091287 | 0.6 km | 12,000 | 4,000–4,800 |
| Bootlegger SWD #1 | Moonshine Energy, LLC | 000117854 | 2.5 km | 10,000 | 3,000–4,950 |
| Big Mac SWD #1 | Deep Blue Central LLC | 000125075 | 2.5 km | 24,000 | 4,200–6,000 |
| Dickenson 20 #8D | Deep Blue Operating I LLC | 000113130 | 2.8 km | 50,000 | 11,100–14,500 |
| Dickenson "20" SWD #3WD | Deep Blue Operating I LLC | 000101953 | 2.8 km | 12,000 | 4,250–4,588 |
| Penrose-Oldham #4 | Select Water Solutions, LLC | 000096206 | 3.3 km | 10,000 | 3,500–5,000 |
| Bohanan #3D | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 000103730 | 4.2 km | 25,000 | 4,050–4,850 |
| Migisi SWD #1 | Deep Blue Central LLC | 000124671 | 4.2 km | 30,000 | 4,209–6,000 |
| Beal-Snyder #2D | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 000058393 | 4.3 km | 5,000 | 4,800–5,800 |
| Bella SWD #1 | Velocity Water Solutions, LP | 000126266 | 4.4 km | 30,000 | 4,200–5,500 |
| Penrose-Oldham SWD #2 | Diamondback E&P LLC | 000059519 | 4.6 km | 7,500 | 4,250–5,000 |
| Powell 1 SWD #1D | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 000020102 | 4.8 km | 8,000 | 3,800–4,800 |
| Nail A-6 #1D | Oxyrock Operating, LLC | 000104163 | 5 km | 5,000 | 4,197–4,756 |
| Apisi SWD #1 | Deep Blue Central LLC | 000121761 | 5.1 km | 30,000 | 4,200–6,000 |
| McAdams, Garner #2 | Diamondback E&P LLC | 000104292 | 5.2 km | 6,000 | 4,150–4,570 |
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About this data
Event tx2026kmecmd 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/tx2026kmecmd, documented in the API reference.