EARTHQUAKES · MIDLAND AREA · TX2026TPKYFX
Magnitude 2.7 21 km NNW of Midland, Texas
Monday, October 5, 2026, 7:27:51 AM Central · 2026-10-05 12:27:51 UTC
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake 21 km NNW of Midland, Texas on October 5, 2026 at 7:27 AM Central, 10.7 km deep, in the Midland County area.
It is one of 122 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 2 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M5.2.
15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 2 km away and operated by COG Operating LLC; together they hold 151,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
27 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 40,691 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.7
- ML, reviewed
- 10.7
- km deep · 35,005 ft
- 2
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 122
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 984
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 32.1740, -102.1710
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2026, 11:27 PM | 2.1 | 0.7 km | 8.7 km |
| Sep 11, 2026, 12:21 AM | 2.4 | 5.8 km | 8.3 km |
| Sep 11, 2026, 12:21 AM | 2.5 | 6.5 km | 4.1 km |
| Aug 29, 2026, 6:06 AM | 2.6 | 6.7 km | 7.6 km |
| Aug 28, 2026, 3:31 PM | 2.6 | 7.3 km | 7.6 km |
| Jul 28, 2026, 12:32 AM | 2.1 | 8.7 km | 7.3 km |
| Jul 28, 2026, 12:32 AM | 2.0 | 8.5 km | 4.7 km |
| Jul 5, 2026, 5:32 PM | 2.4 | 9.5 km | 7.3 km |
| Jun 14, 2026, 12:23 AM | 2.0 | 9.4 km | 8.9 km |
| Jun 11, 2026, 4:36 AM | 2.6 | 6.7 km | 8.8 km |
| Jun 9, 2026, 5:48 AM | 2.6 | 5.9 km | 6.7 km |
| Mar 6, 2026, 8:03 AM | 2.1 | 6 km | 6.5 km |
Largest nearby on record: M5.2 on Dec 16, 2022.
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. 27 of these report daily to TexNet: 40.7K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mabee 39-10 #1035I | COG Operating LLC | 000114809 | 2 km | 5,000 | 9,700–15,298 |
| Mabee SWD #3 | High Lonesome Midstream, LLC | 000114611 | 2.4 km | 10,000 | 5,300–6,850 |
| Johnson Ranch #1000SW | COG Operating LLC | 000104336 | 2.4 km | 12,000 | 4,500–5,050 |
| Mabee South SWD #2 | High Lonesome Midstream, LLC | 000108807 | 3.4 km | 30,000 | 4,704–5,400 |
| Hoover #1D | Deep Blue Operating I LLC | 000124979 | 3.7 km | 20,000 | 4,575–5,650 |
| Mabee SWD #1 | High Lonesome Midstream, LLC | 000117564 | 3.7 km | 10,000 | 4,620–6,776 |
| Johnson Ranch #16SW | COG Operating LLC | 000116559 | 3.9 km | 24,000 | 4,899–5,629 |
| Dirt Devil #1D | Deep Blue Operating I LLC | 000119160 | 4 km | 20,000 | 4,153–5,750 |
| Mabee Unit #382W | Scout Energy Management LLC | 000041755 | 4.1 km | 2,000 | 4,400–4,756 |
| South Curtis Ranch #2221I | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 000115083 | 4.2 km | 5,000 | 9,700–15,940 |
| Mabee Unit #B129W | Scout Energy Management LLC | 000044947 | 4.3 km | 2,000 | 4,692–4,774 |
| Mabee Unit #381W | Scout Energy Management LLC | 000017127 | 4.3 km | 2,000 | 4,671–4,752 |
| Mabee Unit #302W | Scout Energy Management LLC | 000017098 | 4.4 km | 2,000 | 4,400–4,761 |
| South Curtis Ranch #2223I | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 000116303 | 4.5 km | 5,000 | 8,999–9,709 |
| Mabee Unit #303W | Scout Energy Management LLC | 000041773 | 4.5 km | 2,000 | 4,705–4,770 |
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About this data
Event tx2026tpkyfx 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/tx2026tpkyfx, documented in the API reference.