EARTHQUAKES · WARD AREA · US2000JA1E

Magnitude 2.6 western Texas

Tuesday, January 29, 2019, 6:32:22 AM Central · 2019-01-29 12:32:22 UTC

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake western Texas on January 29, 2019 at 6:32 AM Central, 5.0 km deep, in the Ward County area.

It is one of 60 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 1 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.0.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1.4 km away and operated by Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC; together they hold 221,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

6 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 11,939 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.6: MB_LG, reviewed
5.0: km deep · 16,569 ft
1: M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
60: M2+ within 10 km, all time
15: active injection wells within 10 km
642: permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter: 31.3272, -103.4848
County area: Ward County
On a map: Google Maps ↗
Catalog: USGS event page ↗

Around it in time and space

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

When	Mag	Distance	Depth
Feb 2, 2019, 5:07 AM	2.6	9.7 km	2.4 km
Jan 20, 2019, 9:40 AM	2.7	3.4 km	5.0 km
Feb 16, 2019, 8:59 AM	2.5	3.3 km	5.0 km
Feb 16, 2019, 10:15 AM	2.1	10 km	5.0 km
Apr 27, 2019, 12:40 PM	2.7	8.5 km	4.5 km
Oct 26, 2018, 2:31 PM	2.9	1.2 km	5.0 km
Sep 14, 2018, 3:30 AM	2.6	1.7 km	2.3 km
Jul 23, 2018, 8:41 AM	2.6	8.4 km	3.8 km
Jul 13, 2018, 5:45 AM	2.7	4.9 km	2.9 km
Jul 13, 2018, 4:33 AM	2.9	6.5 km	5.0 km
Sep 28, 2019, 1:07 PM	2.3	6.9 km	5.0 km
May 10, 2018, 10:44 PM	2.4	5.5 km	5.0 km

Largest nearby on record: M3.0 on Nov 3, 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. 6 of these report daily to TexNet: 11.9K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

Well	Operator	UIC no.	Distance	Permitted, bbl/d	Injection zone, ft
Dark Star SWD #1	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000115385	1.4 km	20,000	4,800–6,800
Cole Younger State 30-23 Unit A #32I	Noble Energy Inc	000126082	2.5 km	11,000	8,809–10,402
Cole Younger State 30-23 Unit A #5I	Noble Energy Inc	000126083	2.5 km	10,000	8,769–10,591
Cole Younger State 30-23 Unit A #3I	Noble Energy Inc	000126081	2.6 km	10,000	8,776–10,594
Citation SWD #1	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000115550	4.1 km	20,000	4,800–6,800
Fishing & Pleasure SWD #3	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000109948	4.8 km	20,000	4,800–6,500
Perry SWD #1	CR Field Services, LLC	000102095	4.9 km	25,000	4,950–7,000
Toyah 4-9 Pilot Unit #11NI	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000125647	5.1 km	10,000	9,887–10,727
Orb SWD #1	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000106569	5.3 km	25,000	4,500–7,100
Toyah 4-9 Pilot Unit #12NH	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000125648	5.4 km	10,000	9,887–10,727
Toyah 4-9 Pilot Unit #82NH	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000125651	5.5 km	10,000	9,887–10,727
Cole Younger State 30-23 Unit B #9I	Noble Energy Inc	000126097	5.5 km	10,000	8,758–10,576
Cole Younger State 30-23 Unit B #7I	Noble Energy Inc	000126095	5.5 km	10,000	8,824–10,575
Fishing & Pleasure SWD #2	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000108800	5.8 km	20,000	4,700–6,500
Toyah 4-9 Pilot Unit #83NI	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000125652	5.8 km	10,000	9,887–10,727

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About this data

Event us2000ja1e 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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