EARTHQUAKES · WARD AREA · US2000HFLC
Magnitude 2.6 8 km NNW of Coyanosa, Texas
Sunday, September 16, 2018, 5:31:03 PM Central · 2018-09-16 22:31:03 UTC
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake 8 km NNW of Coyanosa, Texas on September 16, 2018 at 5:31 PM Central, 2.0 km deep, in the Ward County area.
It is one of 24 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 2.2 km away and operated by WWM Operating, LLC; together they hold 323,000 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 · 6,660 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 24
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 542
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 31.3166, -103.0986
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2018, 6:20 AM | 2.6 | 1.7 km | 2.0 km |
| Jul 21, 2019, 7:38 PM | 2.6 | 2.5 km | 5.0 km |
| Jul 30, 2019, 8:14 PM | 3.3 | 2.5 km | 5.0 km |
| Jul 30, 2019, 8:16 PM | 2.0 | 2.6 km | 4.7 km |
| Aug 31, 2019, 8:09 AM | 2.5 | 3.4 km | 4.3 km |
| Aug 31, 2019, 8:37 AM | 2.8 | 4 km | 5.0 km |
| Sep 6, 2019, 10:55 AM | 3.2 | 3.3 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 | 4.8 km | 5.0 km |
| Jun 5, 2017, 5:57 PM | 3.2 | 4.3 km | 1.9 km |
| Jul 16, 2021, 10:57 PM | 3.1 | 5.9 km | 4.1 km |
| Jul 16, 2021, 11:46 PM | 2.1 | 5.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waha/Frost #8D | WWM Operating, LLC | 000094836 | 2.2 km | 40,000 | 5,900–6,700 |
| Waha/Frost #7D | WWM Operating, LLC | 000094835 | 2.3 km | 40,000 | 5,900–6,700 |
| Trees, J. C. Estate, et al -A- #5D | TS Oil, LLC | 000020838 | 2.4 km | 14,500 | 5,200–6,100 |
| Barber, W. T., -A- #12 | Jetta Operating Company, Inc. | 000083100 | 2.4 km | 1,000 | 4,845–4,957 |
| Waha/Frost #9D | WWM Operating, LLC | 000094837 | 2.4 km | 40,000 | 5,900–6,700 |
| Waha/Frost #2D | WWM Operating, LLC | 000094830 | 2.8 km | 40,000 | 5,900–6,500 |
| Pecos SWD 64 #1D | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000115104 | 3 km | 20,000 | 5,875–7,130 |
| Waha/Frost #3D | WWM Operating, LLC | 000094831 | 3 km | 40,000 | 5,900–6,700 |
| Waha/Frost #10D | WWM Operating, LLC | 000094838 | 3 km | 40,000 | 5,900–6,700 |
| Trees State 24 #1D | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000115116 | 3 km | 20,000 | 6,020–7,350 |
| Barber, W. T., -A- #9 | Jetta Operating Company, Inc. | 000083099 | 3.2 km | 1,000 | 4,906–4,942 |
| Hodge, J. H. #3 | N & B Oil and Gas LLC | 000074721 | 3.8 km | 3,000 | 4,752–6,463 |
| Pershing, R. S. #1 | Goodnight Midstream Permian, LLC | 000083949 | 4.4 km | 20,000 | 5,370–5,527 |
| Reese Cleveland Gas Unit #2 | Enterprise Products Operatingllc | 000113300 | 4.4 km | 1,000 | 6,550–7,200 |
| F Scott #8W | Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC | 000082305 | 4.7 km | 2,500 | 5,400–6,450 |
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About this data
Event us2000hflc 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/us2000hflc, documented in the API reference.