EARTHQUAKES · CULBERSON AREA · TX2026USVCBG
Magnitude 2.1 50 km NW of Toyah, Texas
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 7:49:47 AM Central · 2026-10-21 12:49:47 UTC
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake 50 km NW of Toyah, Texas on October 21, 2026 at 7:49 AM Central, 6.7 km deep, in the Culberson County area.
It is one of 1,517 M2+ events TexNet has located within 10 km of this spot, 14 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 2.5 km away and operated by 1920 Engy, LLC; together they hold 240,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
12 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 70,763 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.1
- ML, reviewed
- 6.7
- km deep · 22,032 ft
- 14
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 1,517
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 9
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 137
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 31.6540, -104.1460
- County area
- Culberson County
- On a map
- OpenStreetMap ↗
- Catalog
- TexNet earthquake 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 | 0.6 km | 6.1 km |
| Oct 21, 2026, 8:10 AM | 2.5 | 0.5 km | 6.5 km |
| Oct 21, 2026, 9:14 AM | 2.1 | 0.1 km | 6.4 km |
| Oct 21, 2026, 10:09 AM | 2.1 | 0.6 km | 6.1 km |
| Oct 20, 2026, 6:39 PM | 2.0 | 6.8 km | 6.6 km |
| Oct 21, 2026, 10:44 PM | 2.0 | 0.9 km | 6.1 km |
| Oct 20, 2026, 4:44 AM | 2.5 | 5.3 km | 6.1 km |
| Oct 22, 2026, 2:02 PM | 2.2 | 1.2 km | 6.1 km |
| Oct 22, 2026, 2:39 PM | 2.0 | 0.1 km | 6.1 km |
| Oct 22, 2026, 9:52 PM | 2.1 | 2.3 km | 6.3 km |
| Oct 23, 2026, 5:29 AM | 2.1 | 6.3 km | 6.5 km |
| Oct 23, 2026, 5:30 AM | 2.0 | 6.1 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. 12 of these report daily to TexNet: 70.8K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rustler Hills State 111-14 SWD #1 | 1920 Engy, LLC | 000113646 | 2.5 km | 20,000 | 2,700–5,500 |
| Javelina SWD #1 | Petro-Hunt Permian, LLC | 000120669 | 4.8 km | 30,000 | 3,050–6,000 |
| Rustler Hills State 111-8 SWD #1 | Petro-Hunt Permian, LLC | 000113606 | 4.9 km | 30,000 | 2,907–5,200 |
| Bighorn SWD #1 | Petro-Hunt Permian, LLC | 000123436 | 7.1 km | 10,000 | 3,100–6,050 |
| Ringtail SWD #1 | Petro-Hunt Permian, LLC | 000119482 | 8.4 km | 30,000 | 3,200–6,150 |
| Pennybacker SWD #1 | Petro-Hunt Permian, LLC | 000114955 | 8.6 km | 30,000 | 2,600–6,000 |
| Armadillo SWD #1 | Petro-Hunt Permian, LLC | 000124790 | 8.7 km | 30,000 | 3,100–6,050 |
| Mule Deer SWD #1 | Petro-Hunt Permian, LLC | 000114993 | 8.7 km | 30,000 | 2,500–5,000 |
| HSS State 45-18X7 #1H | Waterbridge Stateline LLC | 000114509 | 8.8 km | 30,000 | 3,300–5,760 |
Disposal in Culberson County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
TexNet catalog event tx2026usvcbg, as published by the 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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