EARTHQUAKES · CULBERSON AREA · TX2026URVBZC
Magnitude 2.0 43 km NW of Toyah, Texas
Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 6:39:20 PM Central · 2026-10-20 23:39:20 UTC
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake 43 km NW of Toyah, Texas on October 20, 2026 at 6:39 PM Central, 6.6 km deep, in the Culberson County area.
It is one of 1,004 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 11 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M5.0.
9 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 3.3 km away and operated by Petro-Hunt Permian, LLC; together they hold 250,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
14 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 94,337 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.0
- ML, reviewed
- 6.6
- km deep · 21,528 ft
- 11
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 1,004
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 9
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 133
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 31.6020, -104.1080
- 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 21, 2026, 7:45 AM | 3.8 | 6.3 km | 6.1 km |
| Oct 21, 2026, 7:49 AM | 2.1 | 6.8 km | 6.7 km |
| Oct 21, 2026, 8:10 AM | 2.5 | 6.9 km | 6.5 km |
| Oct 20, 2026, 4:44 AM | 2.5 | 1.6 km | 6.1 km |
| Oct 21, 2026, 9:14 AM | 2.1 | 6.7 km | 6.4 km |
| Oct 21, 2026, 10:09 AM | 2.1 | 6.6 km | 6.1 km |
| Oct 21, 2026, 10:44 PM | 2.0 | 6.4 km | 6.1 km |
| Oct 22, 2026, 2:02 PM | 2.2 | 6.8 km | 6.1 km |
| Oct 22, 2026, 2:39 PM | 2.0 | 6.8 km | 6.1 km |
| Oct 22, 2026, 9:52 PM | 2.1 | 6.8 km | 6.3 km |
| Oct 23, 2026, 5:29 AM | 2.1 | 1.1 km | 6.5 km |
| Oct 23, 2026, 5:30 AM | 2.0 | 2.2 km | 6.1 km |
Largest nearby on record: M5.0 on Feb 15, 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. 14 of these report daily to TexNet: 94.3K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mule Deer SWD #1 | Petro-Hunt Permian, LLC | 000114993 | 3.3 km | 30,000 | 2,500–5,000 |
| Armadillo SWD #1 | Petro-Hunt Permian, LLC | 000124790 | 3.3 km | 30,000 | 3,100–6,050 |
| Penner SWD #1 | Petro-Hunt Permian, LLC | 000116495 | 4.2 km | 40,000 | 2,900–6,200 |
| Javelina SWD #1 | Petro-Hunt Permian, LLC | 000120669 | 4.8 km | 30,000 | 3,050–6,000 |
| Ringtail SWD #1 | Petro-Hunt Permian, LLC | 000119482 | 5 km | 30,000 | 3,200–6,150 |
| Pennybacker SWD #1 | Petro-Hunt Permian, LLC | 000114955 | 5.8 km | 30,000 | 2,600–6,000 |
| Rustler Hills State 111-14 SWD #1 | 1920 Energy, LLC | 000113646 | 6.4 km | 20,000 | 2,700–5,500 |
| Bighorn SWD #1 | Petro-Hunt Permian, LLC | 000123436 | 8.1 km | 10,000 | 3,100–6,050 |
| Broken Spoke SWD #1 | Petro-Hunt Permian, LLC | 000113736 | 8.7 km | 30,000 | 3,100–6,450 |
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About this data
Event tx2026urvbzc 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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