EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · US2000FQQZ

Magnitude 2.7 25 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas

Thursday, June 28, 2018, 6:37:30 PM Central · 2018-06-28 23:37:30 UTC

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake 25 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas on June 28, 2018 at 6:37 PM Central, 5.0 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 118 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 2 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.6.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 2.7 km away and operated by VTX Energy Operating, LLC; together they hold 235,150 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

9 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 33,267 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.7
MB_LG, reviewed
5.0
km deep · 16,405 ft
2
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
118
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
488
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
31.1924, -103.3209
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
Jun 3, 2018, 9:41 PM2.77.7 km5.0 km
Jun 3, 2018, 5:57 AM3.17.8 km3.6 km
Sep 3, 2018, 6:46 PM3.08.8 km5.0 km
Oct 7, 2018, 1:14 AM2.92.9 km5.0 km
Mar 15, 2018, 12:47 PM3.08.4 km5.0 km
Mar 8, 2018, 11:41 AM2.57.9 km5.0 km
Mar 4, 2018, 7:57 AM2.75.2 km6.9 km
Nov 5, 2018, 9:57 PM2.24.1 km3.3 km
Feb 11, 2018, 3:39 PM3.03.6 km5.0 km
Nov 25, 2018, 4:32 AM2.54.1 km3.0 km
Jan 23, 2018, 4:42 AM2.20.5 km6.6 km
Dec 21, 2018, 12:47 PM2.77.1 km5.0 km

Largest nearby on record: M3.6 on Nov 29, 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. 9 of these report daily to TexNet: 33.3K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
WBR 47 #1SWVTX Energy Operating, LLC0001138692.7 km20,0005,500–7,500
Pecos Southeast SWD #1Select Water Solutions, LLC0001056993 km15,0005,450–6,850
Reeves -O- Fee #5WChevron U. S. A. Inc.0000205243 km2505,137–5,166
Reeves 'AH' Fee #1WSelect Water Solutions, LLC0001102683.3 km20,0005,350–6,900
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-5 #2SWChevron U. S. A. Inc.0001161733.6 km15,0005,211–6,460
Young, J. B., Etal #5McDonnold Operating, Inc.0000938623.7 km9005,168–5,184
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-9 #2SWChevron U. S. A. Inc.0001126833.8 km25,0005,000–6,470
Hightower State SWD #1CR Field Services, LLC0001160995.2 km10,0005,100–6,600
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-7 #1SWChevron U. S. A. Inc.0001162395.2 km25,0005,170–7,100
Ginger Grant #1WDPermian Resources Operating, LLC0001099345.7 km20,0005,000–6,500
VJ Ranch-Sable "25" #1SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001044146.3 km20,0005,100–6,470
Lucas 23 #1SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001127446.5 km12,0006,020–6,405
VJ Ranch-Sable "25" #2WDWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001126626.7 km20,0005,200–7,300
Lucas 23 #2SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001127457.2 km12,0005,250–6,900
VJ Ranch-Sable "25" #3WDWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001126647.2 km20,0005,200–7,300

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About this data

Event us2000fqqz 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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