EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · US2000C5CS
Magnitude 3.0 35 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas
Saturday, December 16, 2017, 11:27:15 PM Central · 2017-12-17 05:27:15 UTC
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake 35 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas on December 16, 2017 at 11:27 PM Central, 1.2 km deep, in the Reeves County area.
It is one of 57 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.1.
9 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 4.7 km away and operated by Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC; together they hold 150,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
- M3.0
- MB_LG, reviewed
- 1.2
- km deep · 3,904 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 57
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 9
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 147
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 31.0396, -103.3588
- County area
- Reeves County
- On a map
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- Catalog
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Around it in time and space
M2+ events within 10 km, nearest in time first.
| When | Mag | Distance | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2018, 11:42 PM | 2.9 | 8.1 km | 2.0 km |
| Sep 3, 2017, 1:24 AM | 2.7 | 9.8 km | 5.0 km |
| Nov 23, 2018, 8:43 AM | 3.1 | 4.3 km | 5.0 km |
| Dec 11, 2018, 9:45 AM | 2.5 | 6.2 km | 1.3 km |
| Oct 13, 2019, 4:26 AM | 2.8 | 4.5 km | 3.4 km |
| Nov 5, 2019, 3:14 PM | 2.5 | 9.7 km | 2.6 km |
| Mar 23, 2020, 4:04 AM | 2.9 | 5.6 km | 5.0 km |
| Mar 23, 2020, 6:10 PM | 3.0 | 6.4 km | 5.0 km |
| Apr 15, 2020, 10:58 PM | 3.0 | 5.6 km | 5.0 km |
| Aug 22, 2020, 2:37 AM | 2.4 | 4.6 km | 4.5 km |
| Aug 25, 2020, 6:45 AM | 2.5 | 5.6 km | 5.0 km |
| Oct 28, 2020, 2:42 AM | 2.6 | 6.8 km | 5.0 km |
Largest nearby on record: M3.1 on Nov 6, 2020.
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.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson SWD #1 | Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC | 000108440 | 4.7 km | 15,000 | 5,230–7,350 |
| Thompson SWD #2 | Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC | 000108442 | 4.7 km | 15,000 | 5,230–7,350 |
| Elizabeth SWD #1 | Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC | 000115585 | 5.7 km | 15,000 | 5,225–7,000 |
| Faraday 23 #2SW | Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC | 000110979 | 6.1 km | 20,000 | 5,250–6,900 |
| Big Chief #7501SW | Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC | 000109711 | 6.3 km | 20,000 | 5,211–8,000 |
| Kristin T "65" #1 | Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC | 000108174 | 7.6 km | 10,000 | 5,500–6,640 |
| Coyote 48 #1SW | Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC | 000107865 | 8.4 km | 15,000 | 5,250–6,900 |
| Coyote 48 #3SW | Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC | 000110926 | 9.2 km | 20,000 | 5,250–6,900 |
| Coyote 48 #2SW | Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC | 000110925 | 9.6 km | 20,000 | 5,250–6,900 |
Disposal in Reeves County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
Event us2000c5cs 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/us2000c5cs, documented in the API reference.