EARTHQUAKES · MIDLAND AREA · TX2026MVDBVD
Magnitude 2.9 12 km W of Stanton, Texas
Wednesday, July 1, 2026, 6:22:57 AM Central · 2026-07-01 11:22:57 UTC
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake 12 km W of Stanton, Texas on July 1, 2026 at 6:22 AM Central, 7.3 km deep, in the Midland County area.
It is one of 91 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 4 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.4.
15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1.5 km away and operated by Deep Blue Operating I LLC; together they hold 281,999 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
26 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 197,738 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.9
- ML, reviewed
- 7.3
- km deep · 23,951 ft
- 4
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 91
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 1,132
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 32.1230, -101.9200
- County area
- Midland 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.
| When | Mag | Distance | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2026, 11:38 AM | 2.6 | 2.7 km | 9.5 km |
| Jul 7, 2026, 3:43 PM | 2.0 | 4 km | 8.7 km |
| Jun 23, 2026, 4:10 PM | 3.1 | 1.8 km | 8.7 km |
| Jun 22, 2026, 6:54 PM | 2.3 | 2 km | 8.5 km |
| Jun 22, 2026, 6:52 PM | 3.1 | 2.2 km | 8.9 km |
| Jul 10, 2026, 4:57 AM | 2.0 | 3 km | 8.8 km |
| Jul 21, 2026, 12:50 AM | 2.0 | 1.9 km | 8.7 km |
| Jun 7, 2026, 3:09 PM | 2.6 | 2.8 km | 7.3 km |
| Jul 25, 2026, 10:21 PM | 2.8 | 7.7 km | 6.5 km |
| May 29, 2026, 1:22 AM | 2.6 | 2 km | 8.9 km |
| Aug 26, 2026, 3:25 PM | 2.0 | 2.6 km | 4.1 km |
| Aug 26, 2026, 3:25 PM | 2.0 | 1.8 km | 8.8 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. 26 of these report daily to TexNet: 198K 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 | 1.5 km | 12,000 | 4,000–4,800 |
| Bohanan #3D | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 000103730 | 2.2 km | 25,000 | 4,050–4,850 |
| Dickenson 20 #8D | Deep Blue Operating I LLC | 000113130 | 4 km | 50,000 | 11,100–14,500 |
| Dickenson "20" SWD #3WD | Deep Blue Operating I LLC | 000101953 | 4 km | 12,000 | 4,250–4,588 |
| Powell 1 SWD #1D | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 000020102 | 4.1 km | 8,000 | 3,800–4,800 |
| Nail A-6 #1D | Oxyrock Operating, LLC | 000104163 | 4.1 km | 5,000 | 4,197–4,756 |
| Big Mac SWD #1 | Deep Blue Central LLC | 000125075 | 4.2 km | 24,000 | 4,200–6,000 |
| Bootlegger SWD #1 | Moonshine Energy, LLC | 000117854 | 4.3 km | 10,000 | 3,000–4,950 |
| Nail A-6 #2D | Oxyrock Operating, LLC | 000109847 | 4.4 km | 5,000 | 3,574–4,600 |
| Nautilus SWD #1D | Deep Blue Operating I LLC | 000125277 | 4.6 km | 30,000 | 4,200–6,440 |
| Bella SWD #1 | Velocity Water Solutions, LP | 000126266 | 4.7 km | 30,000 | 4,200–5,500 |
| McAdams, Garner #2 | Diamondback E&P LLC | 000104292 | 4.8 km | 6,000 | 4,150–4,570 |
| Wilson SWD #1 | Ruger Properties, LLC | 000119443 | 4.9 km | 30,000 | 4,100–6,300 |
| Penrose-Oldham #4 | Select Water Solutions, LLC | 000096206 | 5.3 km | 10,000 | 3,500–5,000 |
| Cayenne 37 #1D | Deep Blue Operating I LLC | 000124997 | 5.4 km | 24,999 | 3,974–4,990 |
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About this data
Event tx2026mvdbvd 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.
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