EARTHQUAKES · MIDLAND AREA · TX2026SPLJWT
Magnitude 2.1 15 km NNE of Midland, Texas
Monday, September 21, 2026, 3:45:29 AM Central · 2026-09-21 08:45:29 UTC
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake 15 km NNE of Midland, Texas on September 21, 2026 at 3:45 AM Central, 7.9 km deep, in the Midland County area.
It is one of 101 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 5 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 0.2 km away and operated by Oxyrock Operating, LLC; together they hold 198,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
23 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 127,167 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.1
- ML, reviewed
- 7.9
- km deep · 25,873 ft
- 5
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 101
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 999
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 32.1300, -102.0190
- County area
- Midland County
- On a map
- Google Maps ↗
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026, 2:50 AM | 2.1 | 0.3 km | 6.9 km |
| Sep 8, 2026, 4:30 PM | 2.0 | 3 km | 8.8 km |
| Sep 8, 2026, 10:31 AM | 2.2 | 2.9 km | 9.3 km |
| Aug 26, 2026, 3:25 PM | 2.0 | 9.5 km | 8.8 km |
| Aug 26, 2026, 3:25 PM | 2.0 | 9.5 km | 4.1 km |
| Oct 23, 2026, 8:22 PM | 2.2 | 3.4 km | 6.4 km |
| Jul 21, 2026, 12:50 AM | 2.0 | 9.4 km | 8.7 km |
| Jul 7, 2026, 3:43 PM | 2.0 | 6.3 km | 8.7 km |
| Jul 5, 2026, 5:32 PM | 2.4 | 5.6 km | 7.3 km |
| Jul 1, 2026, 6:22 AM | 2.9 | 9.4 km | 7.3 km |
| Jun 23, 2026, 4:10 PM | 3.1 | 9.7 km | 8.7 km |
| Jun 22, 2026, 6:54 PM | 2.3 | 9.7 km | 8.5 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. 23 of these report daily to TexNet: 127K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nail Ranch "36" #1D | Oxyrock Operating, LLC | 000113312 | 0.2 km | 30,000 | 12,000–14,500 |
| Ball Pein #1D | Oxyrock Operating, LLC | 000119225 | 1.6 km | 10,000 | 3,663–5,269 |
| Waterburger #1D | Oxyrock Operating, LLC | 000117180 | 1.9 km | 25,000 | 12,000–13,369 |
| Socket #1D | Oxyrock Operating, LLC | 000125294 | 2 km | 10,000 | 3,630–5,220 |
| Glass -E- #1D | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 000050386 | 2.1 km | 6,000 | 4,000–5,500 |
| Nail, J.H., Sec. 26 #1 | P4 Operating, LLC | 000106158 | 3.2 km | 12,000 | 4,100–5,050 |
| Nail #1W | Prime Operating Company | 000061257 | 3.2 km | 20,000 | 4,000–5,100 |
| Sledge #1D | Oxyrock Operating, LLC | 000125293 | 3.2 km | 10,000 | 3,593–5,142 |
| Torque #1D | Oxyrock Operating, LLC | 000125280 | 3.4 km | 10,000 | 3,602–5,175 |
| Wrench #1D | Oxyrock Operating, LLC | 000125411 | 3.6 km | 10,000 | 3,634–5,205 |
| Nail Unit 1 #3112BH | XTO Energy Inc. | 000119793 | 3.7 km | 5,000 | 9,010–9,246 |
| Nail Unit 1 #3103AH | XTO Energy Inc. | 000119792 | 3.9 km | 5,000 | 9,276–9,441 |
| Crescent #1D | Oxyrock Operating, LLC | 000125292 | 4.8 km | 10,000 | 3,600–4,750 |
| Nautilus SWD #1D | Deep Blue Operating I LLC | 000125277 | 4.9 km | 30,000 | 4,200–6,440 |
| Nail A-6 #2D | Oxyrock Operating, LLC | 000109847 | 5 km | 5,000 | 3,574–4,600 |
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About this data
Event tx2026spljwt 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/tx2026spljwt, documented in the API reference.