EARTHQUAKES · CULBERSON AREA · TX2026ULZDBT
Magnitude 2.4 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico
Saturday, October 17, 2026, 2:15:37 PM Central · 2026-10-17 19:15:37 UTC
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake 55 km S of Whites City, New Mexico on October 17, 2026 at 2:15 PM Central, 6.5 km deep, in the Culberson County area.
It is one of 3,721 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 45 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M4.9.
2 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 6.8 km away and operated by Covington SWD LP; together they hold 40,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
4 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 135 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.4
- ML, reviewed
- 6.5
- km deep · 21,359 ft
- 45
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 3,721
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 2
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 15
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 31.6740, -104.3360
- County area
- Culberson 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 17, 2026, 7:22 PM | 2.3 | 8.5 km | 5.1 km |
| Oct 18, 2026, 5:19 AM | 2.1 | 7.8 km | 4.4 km |
| Oct 16, 2026, 4:15 PM | 2.9 | 9.3 km | 6.4 km |
| Oct 18, 2026, 2:30 PM | 2.9 | 8.8 km | 6.6 km |
| Oct 18, 2026, 10:45 PM | 2.0 | 7.7 km | 6.1 km |
| Oct 19, 2026, 3:25 AM | 2.0 | 2 km | 7.2 km |
| Oct 19, 2026, 3:50 AM | 2.0 | 7.7 km | 6.1 km |
| Oct 19, 2026, 7:24 AM | 2.0 | 8.4 km | 4.6 km |
| Oct 15, 2026, 4:13 AM | 2.0 | 0.4 km | 6.5 km |
| Oct 20, 2026, 4:23 PM | 2.2 | 9.5 km | 6.1 km |
| Oct 20, 2026, 10:48 PM | 2.2 | 8.1 km | 5.7 km |
| Oct 14, 2026, 5:22 AM | 2.1 | 7.2 km | 6.1 km |
Largest nearby on record: M4.9 on Jul 21, 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. 4 of these report daily to TexNet: 135 bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Saba SWD State #1 | Covington SWD LP | 000104287 | 6.8 km | 10,000 | 2,750–3,102 |
| H. M. Phillips State 94 #1D | Saturn SWD Operating LLC | 000113987 | 6.8 km | 30,000 | 2,700–4,630 |
Disposal in Culberson County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
Event tx2026ulzdbt 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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