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EARTHQUAKES · MARTIN AREA · TX2026PVBOFX

Magnitude 2.1 39 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas

Wednesday, August 12, 2026, 5:26:19 PM Central · 2026-08-12 22:26:19 UTC

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake 39 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas on August 12, 2026 at 5:26 PM Central, 8.4 km deep, in the Martin County area.

It is one of 221 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M5.1.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1.6 km away and operated by Stonehill Martin, LLC; together they hold 327,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

23 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 120,387 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.1
ML, reviewed
8.4
km deep · 27,716 ft
0
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
221
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
1,107
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
32.4080, -102.1270
County area
Martin County
On a map
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Catalog
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Around it in time and space

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

WhenMagDistanceDepth
Aug 21, 2026, 1:26 AM2.06.7 km8.8 km
Jul 3, 2026, 11:08 PM2.83.6 km6.6 km
Sep 22, 2026, 9:16 PM2.84.1 km7.0 km
Sep 23, 2026, 12:08 AM3.07.6 km7.2 km
Sep 26, 2026, 10:24 AM2.44.9 km7.4 km
Jun 27, 2026, 10:43 PM2.07.3 km8.6 km
Jun 22, 2026, 5:53 AM2.49.2 km8.3 km
Jun 22, 2026, 5:42 AM2.18.9 km9.3 km
Oct 7, 2026, 3:54 AM2.11.7 km9.2 km
Oct 21, 2026, 1:02 AM2.17.2 km8.6 km
Jun 3, 2026, 2:58 PM2.35.4 km6.9 km
May 10, 2026, 3:38 PM2.78.2 km6.8 km

Largest nearby on record: M5.1 on Sep 17, 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. 23 of these report daily to TexNet: 120K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Corsica SWD 2 #2Stonehill Martin, LLC0001260901.6 km20,0004,200–5,228
Breedlove Ursa #2DDeep Blue Operating I LLC0001246511.7 km30,0003,988–5,308
University "7-15" #1DPioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.0001154424.4 km25,0004,500–5,600
University 7-27 SWD #D 2Deep Blue Operating I LLC0001153394.7 km40,00012,700–14,200
Univ. 14-7 #3DOvintiv USA Inc.0000189435.1 km7,5004,525–5,470
Capri SWD #2Stonehill Martin, LLC0001259865.2 km20,0004,350–5,700
Capri SWD #1Stonehill Martin, LLC0001182295.4 km30,0004,500–5,680
University SWD #D 1Deep Blue Operating I LLC0001101145.4 km20,0004,800–5,550
University -B- #2Crosstex Services, L.L.C.0000794086.8 km5,0004,940–6,500
State of Texas AR #2DDeep Blue Operating I LLC0001003746.9 km15,0004,927–5,050
Golden Tornadoes SWD #1Deep Blue Operating I LLC0001159756.9 km30,00012,380–13,965
Breedlove, F. D., -B- #47Ovintiv USA Inc.0000998957.3 km10,00011,242–12,617
University 7-26 SWD #1Deep Blue Operating I LLC0001027097.4 km15,0004,850–5,265
Pinotage SWD #1Deep Blue Operating I LLC0001062817.8 km20,0005,550–6,175
University 7-31B SWD #D 1Deep Blue Operating I LLC0001175138.1 km40,00012,400–14,163

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About this data

Event tx2026pvbofx 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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