EARTHQUAKES · WARD AREA · TX2026RSSSND
Magnitude 2.1 12 km NE of Coyanosa, Texas
Tuesday, September 8, 2026, 6:43:13 PM Central · 2026-09-08 23:43:13 UTC
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake 12 km NE of Coyanosa, Texas on September 8, 2026 at 6:43 PM Central, 0.0 km deep, in the Ward County area.
It is one of 15 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.3.
15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 4.8 km away and operated by K3 Productions LLC; together they hold 130,215 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
4 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 21,749 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.1
- ML, automatic
- 0.0
- km deep · 0 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 15
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 245
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 31.3280, -102.9830
- County area
- Ward 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2024, 11:01 AM | 3.1 | 7.4 km | 3.4 km |
| Jan 24, 2024, 3:01 PM | 3.3 | 8.8 km | 3.7 km |
| Jan 12, 2024, 10:28 PM | 2.9 | 8.5 km | 3.6 km |
| Sep 3, 2023, 8:20 PM | 2.9 | 10 km | 3.0 km |
| Sep 3, 2023, 8:19 PM | 2.8 | 9.8 km | 3.8 km |
| Aug 27, 2023, 2:22 PM | 2.2 | 6.8 km | 4.0 km |
| Jul 27, 2023, 9:51 AM | 2.3 | 9.8 km | 4.0 km |
| Jul 17, 2021, 12:59 AM | 2.6 | 9.5 km | 3.7 km |
| Jul 16, 2021, 11:46 PM | 2.1 | 9.9 km | 3.4 km |
| Aug 31, 2019, 8:09 AM | 2.5 | 9.9 km | 4.3 km |
| Jul 30, 2019, 8:16 PM | 2.0 | 8.6 km | 4.7 km |
| Jul 30, 2019, 8:14 PM | 3.3 | 8.6 km | 5.0 km |
Largest nearby on record: M3.3 on Jan 24, 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. 4 of these report daily to TexNet: 21.7K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grube, B. H. #4 | K3 Productions LLC | 000021000 | 4.8 km | 115 | 2,208–2,253 |
| Miller, John #7W | Bay Tan Operating, LP | 000067674 | 6 km | 200 | 2,240–2,468 |
| Howe, Jospeh #2 #302 | Abraxas Petroleum Corporation | 000078499 | 6.1 km | 3,000 | 2,571–2,644 |
| Combs, Guy S. -A- #9W | Bay Tan Operating, LP | 000059505 | 6.5 km | 250 | 2,359–2,497 |
| Pecan State SWD 36 #1D | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000126744 | 6.5 km | 20,000 | 5,031–7,431 |
| Combs, Guy S. -A- #2W | Bay Tan Operating, LP | 000059504 | 6.6 km | 250 | 2,312–2,485 |
| Cherry State Unit SWD 29 #1D | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000126711 | 6.8 km | 20,000 | 5,069–7,253 |
| Reynolds, J.S. #3W | Apv McCamey LLC | 000061141 | 7.8 km | 200 | 2,155–2,204 |
| Pershing, R. S. #1 | Goodnight Midstream Permian, LLC | 000083949 | 8 km | 20,000 | 5,370–5,527 |
| Buckles #9W | Concho Oilfield Serv & Oper Co. | 000077348 | 8.1 km | 500 | 2,380–2,440 |
| Wallis #17W | Flo Petro, LLC. | 000020893 | 8.1 km | 500 | 2,428–2,834 |
| Leviathan #1 | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000115498 | 8.2 km | 25,000 | 5,250–7,100 |
| Pecos SWD 64 #1D | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000115104 | 8.2 km | 20,000 | 5,875–7,130 |
| Olcott, D. #17 | Q Natural Resources, LLC | 000048667 | 8.3 km | 200 | 2,201–2,298 |
| Trees 11-8 SWD #1D | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000115820 | 8.3 km | 20,000 | 5,685–6,825 |
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About this data
Event tx2026rsssnd 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/tx2026rsssnd, documented in the API reference.