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EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · US2000D7ZW

Magnitude 2.7 28 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas

Monday, February 26, 2018, 1:08:51 AM Central · 2018-02-26 07:08:51 UTC

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake 28 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas on February 26, 2018 at 1:08 AM Central, 5.0 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 40 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.1.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1.3 km away and operated by Noble Energy Inc; together they hold 335,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

8 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 34,815 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.7
ML, reviewed
5.0
km deep · 16,405 ft
0
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
40
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
428
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
31.1306, -103.4341
County area
Reeves County
On a map
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Catalog
USGS event page ↗

Around it in time and space

M2+ events within 10 km, nearest in time first.

WhenMagDistanceDepth
Nov 27, 2017, 1:48 AM2.69.2 km5.0 km
Nov 3, 2017, 7:02 AM2.27.8 km4.4 km
Oct 21, 2017, 8:57 PM2.78.6 km5.0 km
Aug 23, 2017, 9:12 PM3.07.6 km1.9 km
Jun 14, 2017, 10:54 PM2.65.8 km5.0 km
Apr 19, 2017, 7:18 AM3.06.6 km2.9 km
Mar 23, 2019, 9:04 AM2.65.1 km5.0 km
Mar 26, 2019, 12:44 AM2.54.2 km5.0 km
Jun 17, 2019, 4:28 AM2.79.6 km5.0 km
Jul 18, 2019, 2:23 PM2.68.2 km5.0 km
Mar 23, 2020, 4:04 AM2.99.1 km5.0 km
Mar 23, 2020, 6:10 PM3.07.9 km5.0 km

Largest nearby on record: M3.1 on Jan 20, 2022.

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: 34.8K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Santa Maria 29 #1DNoble Energy Inc0001147491.3 km25,0005,190–6,550
Betty Lou 16 #4WDWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001160021.6 km20,0005,300–6,640
007 SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001126033.2 km30,0005,100–6,750
Osprey "9" #903Permian Resources Operating, LLC0001022783.6 km20,0004,500–5,561
Osprey "9" #9Permian Resources Operating, LLC0000974923.9 km20,0004,500–6,350
Reeves TXL Fee T8-51-11 #2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.0001108284.4 km25,0005,000–7,155
Panhead #1WDPermian Resources Operating, LLC0001098164.6 km20,0005,000–6,500
Sea Bird SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001161455 km30,0005,125–6,800
Maryann #1Permian Resources Operating, LLC0001043525.2 km20,0004,500–6,500
Sinclair Collier #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001010476.4 km15,0005,675–6,280
East Pinta 35 #1DNoble Energy Inc0001144186.9 km25,0005,200–6,500
Big Chief #7501SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001097117.2 km20,0005,211–8,000
Ginger Grant #1WDPermian Resources Operating, LLC0001099347.5 km20,0005,000–6,500
Williams Block 52 #1DNoble Energy Inc0001110117.6 km20,0005,100–6,250
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-7 #1SWChevron U. S. A. Inc.0001162397.7 km25,0005,170–7,100

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About this data

Event us2000d7zw 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.

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