EARTHQUAKES · WARD AREA · US1000DWLM
Magnitude 2.6 8 km N of Coyanosa, Texas
Thursday, May 3, 2018, 6:20:29 AM Central · 2018-05-03 11:20:29 UTC
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake 8 km N of Coyanosa, Texas on May 3, 2018 at 6:20 AM Central, 2.0 km deep, in the Ward County area.
It is one of 25 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.3.
15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1.4 km away and operated by Continental Resources, Inc.; together they hold 364,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
4 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 21,749 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.6
- MB_LG, reviewed
- 2.0
- km deep · 6,496 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 25
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 513
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 31.3170, -103.0805
- County area
- Ward County
- On a map
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Around it in time and space
M2+ events within 10 km, nearest in time first.
| When | Mag | Distance | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2018, 5:31 PM | 2.6 | 1.7 km | 2.0 km |
| Jun 5, 2017, 5:57 PM | 3.2 | 5.7 km | 1.9 km |
| Jul 21, 2019, 7:38 PM | 2.6 | 1 km | 5.0 km |
| Jul 30, 2019, 8:14 PM | 3.3 | 1.1 km | 5.0 km |
| Jul 30, 2019, 8:16 PM | 2.0 | 0.9 km | 4.7 km |
| Aug 31, 2019, 8:09 AM | 2.5 | 3.1 km | 4.3 km |
| Aug 31, 2019, 8:37 AM | 2.8 | 3.9 km | 5.0 km |
| Sep 6, 2019, 10:55 AM | 3.2 | 3.2 km | 5.0 km |
| Sep 6, 2019, 11:10 AM | 2.8 | 4.1 km | 5.0 km |
| Sep 16, 2019, 12:14 PM | 2.5 | 5.6 km | 5.0 km |
| Jul 16, 2021, 10:57 PM | 3.1 | 5.6 km | 4.1 km |
| Jul 16, 2021, 11:46 PM | 2.1 | 5.3 km | 3.4 km |
Largest nearby on record: M3.3 on Jan 24, 2024.
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. 4 of these report daily to TexNet: 21.7K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pecos SWD 64 #1D | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000115104 | 1.4 km | 20,000 | 5,875–7,130 |
| Trees State 24 #1D | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000115116 | 1.7 km | 20,000 | 6,020–7,350 |
| Waha/Frost #8D | WWM Operating, LLC | 000094836 | 3.5 km | 40,000 | 5,900–6,700 |
| Waha/Frost #7D | WWM Operating, LLC | 000094835 | 3.5 km | 40,000 | 5,900–6,700 |
| Waha/Frost #9D | WWM Operating, LLC | 000094837 | 3.5 km | 40,000 | 5,900–6,700 |
| Pecan State SWD 36 #1D | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000126744 | 3.8 km | 20,000 | 5,031–7,431 |
| Waha/Frost #10D | WWM Operating, LLC | 000094838 | 4 km | 40,000 | 5,885–6,700 |
| Barber, W. T., -A- #12 | Jetta Operating Company, Inc. | 000083100 | 4.1 km | 1,000 | 4,845–4,957 |
| Trees, J. C. Estate, et al -A- #5D | Eliteenergyholdings LLC | 000020838 | 4.1 km | 14,500 | 5,200–6,100 |
| Waha/Frost #2D | WWM Operating, LLC | 000094830 | 4.1 km | 40,000 | 5,900–6,500 |
| Waha/Frost #3D | WWM Operating, LLC | 000094831 | 4.2 km | 40,000 | 5,900–6,700 |
| Hodge, J. H. #3 | N & B Oil and Gas LLC | 000074721 | 4.3 km | 3,000 | 4,752–6,463 |
| Trees 11-8 SWD #1D | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000115820 | 4.7 km | 20,000 | 5,685–6,825 |
| Barber, W. T., -A- #9 | Jetta Operating Company, Inc. | 000083099 | 4.9 km | 1,000 | 4,906–4,942 |
| Leviathan #1 | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000115498 | 5.2 km | 25,000 | 5,250–7,100 |
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About this data
Event us1000dwlm from the USGS earthquake catalog, located by the network its id names and refreshed daily. Nearby wells from the RRC UIC well master and permit coordinates; daily volumes from the TexNet injection reporting tool.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/earthquakes/tx/events/us1000dwlm, documented in the API reference.