EARTHQUAKES · MIDLAND AREA · TX2026VRBASW
Magnitude 2.3 11 km WSW of Stanton, Texas
Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 11:34:24 AM Central · 2026-11-03 17:34:24 UTC
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake 11 km WSW of Stanton, Texas on November 3, 2026 at 11:34 AM Central, 8.5 km deep, in the Midland County area.
It is one of 89 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 6 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.4.
15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 0.6 km away and operated by Deep Blue Operating I LLC; together they hold 240,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
21 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 195,055 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.3
- ML, reviewed
- 8.5
- km deep · 27,956 ft
- 6
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 89
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 1,130
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 32.1080, -101.9110
- County area
- Midland County
- On a map
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- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2026, 2:16 AM | 2.7 | 1.4 km | 8.8 km |
| Oct 31, 2026, 12:31 PM | 2.1 | 0.9 km | 8.4 km |
| Oct 25, 2026, 7:35 PM | 2.3 | 1.4 km | 8.8 km |
| Oct 23, 2026, 8:22 PM | 2.2 | 8.3 km | 6.4 km |
| Oct 19, 2026, 1:28 AM | 2.2 | 9.1 km | 6.1 km |
| Oct 17, 2026, 5:11 PM | 3.1 | 8.4 km | 6.5 km |
| Sep 8, 2026, 4:30 PM | 2.0 | 8.5 km | 8.8 km |
| Sep 8, 2026, 10:31 AM | 2.2 | 8.5 km | 9.3 km |
| Aug 31, 2026, 2:52 AM | 2.1 | 0.2 km | 8.9 km |
| Aug 26, 2026, 3:25 PM | 2.0 | 1 km | 8.8 km |
| Aug 26, 2026, 3:25 PM | 2.0 | 1.5 km | 4.1 km |
| Jul 25, 2026, 10:21 PM | 2.8 | 6.7 km | 6.5 km |
Largest nearby on record: M3.4 on Sep 25, 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. 21 of these report daily to TexNet: 195K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis, Kathleen SWD #7D | Deep Blue Operating I LLC | 000091287 | 0.6 km | 12,000 | 4,000–4,800 |
| Bootlegger SWD #1 | Moonshine Energy, LLC | 000117854 | 2.4 km | 10,000 | 3,000–4,950 |
| Big Mac SWD #1 | Deep Blue Central LLC | 000125075 | 3.1 km | 24,000 | 4,200–6,000 |
| Dickenson 20 #8D | Deep Blue Operating I LLC | 000113130 | 3.3 km | 50,000 | 11,100–14,500 |
| Dickenson "20" SWD #3WD | Deep Blue Operating I LLC | 000101953 | 3.4 km | 12,000 | 4,250–4,588 |
| Penrose-Oldham #4 | Select Water Solutions, LLC | 000096206 | 3.5 km | 10,000 | 3,500–5,000 |
| Bella SWD #1 | Velocity Water Solutions, LP | 000126266 | 3.9 km | 30,000 | 4,200–5,500 |
| Bohanan #3D | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 000103730 | 4 km | 25,000 | 4,050–4,850 |
| Beal-Snyder #2D | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 000058393 | 4.2 km | 5,000 | 4,800–5,800 |
| Powell 1 SWD #1D | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 000020102 | 4.2 km | 8,000 | 3,800–4,800 |
| Migisi SWD #1 | Deep Blue Central LLC | 000124671 | 4.3 km | 30,000 | 4,209–6,000 |
| McAdams, Garner #2 | Diamondback E&P LLC | 000104292 | 4.6 km | 6,000 | 4,150–4,570 |
| Penrose-Oldham SWD #2 | Diamondback E&P LLC | 000059519 | 4.8 km | 7,500 | 4,250–5,000 |
| Yater, Milt #1 | Diamondback E&P LLC | 000104293 | 4.9 km | 6,000 | 4,202–4,668 |
| Nail A-6 #1D | Oxyrock Operating, LLC | 000104163 | 5.3 km | 5,000 | 4,197–4,756 |
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About this data
Event tx2026vrbasw 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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