EARTHQUAKES · CULBERSON AREA · TX2026VGINGZ
Magnitude 3.7 55 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico
Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 4:27:20 PM Central · 2026-10-28 21:27:20 UTC
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake 55 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico on October 28, 2026 at 4:27 PM Central, 6.1 km deep, in the Culberson County area.
It is one of 2,008 M2+ events TexNet has located within 10 km of this spot, 18 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M5.0.
7 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 3.5 km away and operated by Saturn SWD Oper LLC; together they hold 150,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
8 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 25,386 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M3.7
- ML, reviewed
- 6.1
- km deep · 20,014 ft
- 18
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 2,008
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 7
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 58
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 31.6930, -104.2370
- County area
- Culberson County
- On a map
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- Catalog
- TexNet earthquake catalog ↗
Around it in time and space
M2+ events within 10 km, nearest in time first.
| When | Mag | Distance | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2026, 10:01 AM | 2.5 | 9.7 km | 5.4 km |
| Oct 30, 2026, 2:18 AM | 2.1 | 5.3 km | 7.6 km |
| Nov 1, 2026, 9:40 AM | 2.7 | 7.7 km | 7.2 km |
| Oct 23, 2026, 9:39 PM | 2.0 | 9.2 km | 6.1 km |
| Oct 22, 2026, 2:39 PM | 2.0 | 9.6 km | 6.1 km |
| Oct 22, 2026, 6:55 AM | 2.0 | 4.8 km | 7.4 km |
| Oct 21, 2026, 9:14 AM | 2.1 | 9.7 km | 6.4 km |
| Oct 21, 2026, 8:10 AM | 2.5 | 9.8 km | 6.5 km |
| Oct 21, 2026, 7:49 AM | 2.1 | 9.6 km | 6.7 km |
| Oct 19, 2026, 3:25 AM | 2.0 | 8 km | 7.2 km |
| Oct 17, 2026, 2:15 PM | 2.4 | 9.6 km | 6.5 km |
| Oct 15, 2026, 4:13 AM | 2.0 | 9.9 km | 6.5 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. 8 of these report daily to TexNet: 25.4K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. M. Phillips State 94 #1D | Saturn SWD Oper LLC | 000113987 | 3.5 km | 30,000 | 2,700–4,630 |
| San Saba SWD State #1 | Covington SWD LP | 000104287 | 3.8 km | 10,000 | 2,750–3,102 |
| Double C SWD #3 | Saturn SWD Oper LLC | 000116449 | 4.7 km | 20,000 | 2,590–4,900 |
| Rustler Hills State 111-8 SWD #1 | Petro-Hunt Permian, LLC | 000113606 | 5.1 km | 30,000 | 2,907–5,200 |
| Double C SWD #4 | Saturn SWD Oper LLC | 000116450 | 6 km | 20,000 | 2,580–4,900 |
| Double C SWD #2 | Saturn SWD Oper LLC | 000112978 | 6.2 km | 20,000 | 2,670–4,921 |
| Double C SWD #1 | Saturn SWD Oper LLC | 000112977 | 7.2 km | 20,000 | 2,580–4,900 |
Disposal in Culberson County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
TexNet catalog event tx2026vgingz, 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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