EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · TX2026UMPHOS

Magnitude 2.1 9 km NW of Lindsay, Texas

Saturday, October 17, 2026, 10:22:22 PM Central · 2026-10-18 03:22:22 UTC

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake 9 km NW of Lindsay, Texas on October 17, 2026 at 10:22 PM Central, 5.5 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 31 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.0.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1.1 km away and operated by Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC; together they hold 322,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

M2.1: ML, reviewed
5.5: km deep · 17,995 ft
0: M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
31: M2+ within 10 km, all time
15: active injection wells within 10 km
620: permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter: 31.4300, -103.6080
County area: Reeves 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
Jan 8, 2026, 3:44 AM	2.4	2.3 km	3.7 km
Sep 11, 2024, 9:53 PM	2.0	6.5 km	3.8 km
Oct 27, 2023, 7:49 PM	2.2	6.8 km	3.0 km
Oct 27, 2023, 3:42 AM	2.1	7.1 km	4.1 km
Oct 26, 2023, 4:34 PM	2.0	6.7 km	3.7 km
Sep 23, 2023, 11:36 AM	2.7	8 km	4.8 km
Aug 26, 2023, 3:05 AM	2.0	2.6 km	2.8 km
Apr 6, 2023, 8:26 PM	2.0	7.1 km	9.0 km
Mar 31, 2023, 2:58 PM	2.2	9.5 km	5.5 km
Mar 29, 2023, 4:24 PM	2.1	6.1 km	0.6 km
Feb 22, 2023, 8:11 AM	2.3	1.9 km	-0.8 km
Dec 20, 2022, 7:02 AM	2.1	9.5 km	0.1 km

Largest nearby on record: M3.0 on Jun 25, 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.

Well	Operator	UIC no.	Distance	Permitted, bbl/d	Injection zone, ft
Mendoza SWD #2	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000108695	1.1 km	25,000	4,000–7,000
Hollywood SWD #1	CR Field Services, LLC	000116375	1.5 km	20,000	4,100–6,390
Goose SWD #1	Layne SWD, LLC	000117553	2.5 km	20,000	4,350–5,300
Sbhes Pecos #1	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000115915	2.9 km	25,000	6,250–7,510
Pecos SWD 4-31 #1	CR Field Services, LLC	000104334	3.3 km	20,000	4,250–7,400
Broken Hill SWD 4-34 #1V	CR Field Services, LLC	000106830	3.4 km	20,000	4,200–6,500
Reeves -43- #1	Reeves County SWD, LLC	000094453	3.5 km	12,000	4,339–5,510
Beaver SWD #1	Layne SWD, LLC	000117554	3.6 km	20,000	5,300–7,800
Boreas #1D	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000115894	4.1 km	30,000	4,350–7,400
El Diablo SWD #1	Daco Operating, LLC	000108303	4.2 km	25,000	4,000–7,000
Abram SWD #1	Terrain Water Solutions, LLC	000121190	4.4 km	20,000	4,600–7,600
David Trimble 13 #1H	Crescent Energy Operating, LLC	000116455	4.7 km	20,000	4,000–6,900
Salt Grass #1	Crescent Energy Operating, LLC	000117972	5 km	20,000	4,100–6,900
Viper SWD #1	CR Field Services, LLC	000116376	5.1 km	20,000	4,117–6,480
Curlin SWD #1	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000116215	6.2 km	25,000	4,000–6,900

Disposal in Reeves County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →

About this data

Event tx2026umphos 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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