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EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · US2000JETY

Magnitude 2.8 16 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas

Thursday, February 7, 2019, 11:05:03 AM Central · 2019-02-07 17:05:03 UTC

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake 16 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas on February 7, 2019 at 11:05 AM Central, 5.0 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 105 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.6.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 0.5 km away and operated by VTX Energy Operating, LLC; together they hold 248,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

5 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 10,272 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.8
ML, reviewed
5.0
km deep · 16,405 ft
0
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
105
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
627
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
31.2081, -103.2314
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
Jan 6, 2019, 8:45 PM2.55.1 km5.0 km
Dec 22, 2018, 4:58 AM3.46.4 km5.0 km
Apr 8, 2019, 3:20 AM2.66.2 km1.9 km
Apr 10, 2019, 11:34 AM2.27.8 km3.6 km
Nov 25, 2018, 4:32 AM2.59.2 km3.0 km
May 9, 2019, 11:19 AM2.77.9 km5.0 km
Nov 5, 2018, 9:57 PM2.27.3 km3.3 km
Oct 7, 2018, 1:14 AM2.96.5 km5.0 km
Sep 3, 2018, 6:50 PM2.69.4 km5.0 km
Sep 3, 2018, 6:48 PM2.98 km5.0 km
Sep 3, 2018, 6:46 PM3.07.9 km5.0 km
Jul 21, 2019, 4:06 AM2.65 km5.0 km

Largest nearby on record: M3.6 on Oct 7, 2026.

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. 5 of these report daily to TexNet: 10.3K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Hippo 22 #1SWVTX Energy Operating, LLC0001050120.5 km20,0005,850–6,500
Hyena 15 #1SWVTX Energy Operating, LLC0001138682.3 km20,0005,500–7,500
Puff Adder 16 #1SWVTX Energy Operating, LLC0001160052.5 km15,0005,500–7,500
Cheetah "11" #1SWVTX Energy Operating, LLC0001087823.5 km20,0005,885–6,904
Warthog 19 #1SWVTX Energy Operating, LLC0001092274.5 km12,0005,700–7,500
Salty Brigham 10 #1SWRattler Midstream Operating LLC0001109844.9 km20,0006,050–7,800
VJ Ranch-Sable "25" #1SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001044144.9 km20,0005,100–6,470
Giraffe 18 #2SWVTX Energy Operating, LLC0001128575 km20,0005,250–7,300
Crocodile "7" #1SWVTX Energy Operating, LLC0001037805.2 km10,0005,850–6,600
VJ Ranch-Sable "25" #2WDWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001126625.3 km20,0005,200–7,300
Greater Kudu 4 #1SWVTX Energy Operating, LLC0001174085.3 km15,0005,500–7,500
Chaparral "B" #1Blue Arrow Operating, LLC0000646085.6 km5005,221–5,241
VJ Ranch-Sable "25" #3WDWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001126645.6 km20,0005,200–7,300
WBR 47 #1SWVTX Energy Operating, LLC0001138696.1 km20,0005,500–7,500
Waha #501VTX Energy Operating, LLC0001100576.9 km16,0005,240–7,300

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About this data

Event us2000jety 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/us2000jety, documented in the API reference.