EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · US2000KAJQ

Magnitude 2.6 26 km SE of Lindsay, Texas

Thursday, April 4, 2019, 6:57:41 PM Central · 2019-04-04 23:57:41 UTC

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake 26 km SE of Lindsay, Texas on April 4, 2019 at 6:57 PM Central, 5.9 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 103 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 2.2 km away and operated by Chevron U. S. A. Inc.; together they hold 261,150 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

11 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 38,992 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.6: MB_LG, reviewed
5.9: km deep · 19,391 ft
0: M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
103: M2+ within 10 km, all time
15: active injection wells within 10 km
508: permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter: 31.1998, -103.3443
County area: Reeves 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
Apr 8, 2019, 3:20 AM	2.6	5.3 km	1.9 km
May 9, 2019, 11:19 AM	2.7	8.5 km	5.0 km
Jun 17, 2019, 4:28 AM	2.7	2.1 km	5.0 km
Jan 6, 2019, 8:45 PM	2.5	9.6 km	5.0 km
Dec 22, 2018, 4:58 AM	3.4	9.5 km	5.0 km
Dec 21, 2018, 12:47 PM	2.7	4.9 km	5.0 km
Jul 18, 2019, 12:35 AM	2.9	9.5 km	5.0 km
Jul 21, 2019, 4:06 AM	2.6	8.3 km	5.0 km
Nov 25, 2018, 4:32 AM	2.5	3.7 km	3.0 km
Nov 5, 2018, 9:57 PM	2.2	6.4 km	3.3 km
Oct 7, 2018, 1:14 AM	2.9	5.3 km	5.0 km
Jun 28, 2018, 6:37 PM	2.7	2.4 km	5.0 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. 11 of these report daily to TexNet: 39K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

Well	Operator	UIC no.	Distance	Permitted, bbl/d	Injection zone, ft
Reeves -O- Fee #5W	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000020524	2.2 km	250	5,137–5,166
Pecos Southeast SWD #1	Select Water Solutions, LLC	000105699	2.4 km	15,000	5,450–6,850
Reeves 'AH' Fee #1W	Select Water Solutions, LLC	000110268	2.5 km	20,000	5,350–6,900
Young, J. B., Etal #5	McDonnold Operating, Inc.	000093862	2.5 km	900	5,168–5,184
Hightower State SWD #1	CR Field Services, LLC	000116099	2.9 km	10,000	5,100–6,600
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-5 #2SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000116173	3 km	15,000	5,211–6,460
Ginger Grant #1WD	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000109934	4 km	20,000	5,000–6,500
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-9 #2SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000112683	4.4 km	25,000	5,000–6,470
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-7 #1SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000116239	4.7 km	25,000	5,170–7,100
WBR 47 #1SW	VTX Energy Operating, LLC	000113869	5.1 km	20,000	5,500–7,500
Maryann #1	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000104352	6.4 km	20,000	4,500–6,500
Panhead #1WD	Permian Resources Operating, LLC	000109816	6.9 km	20,000	5,000–6,500
Reeves TXL Fee T8-51-11 #2	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000110828	7.2 km	25,000	5,000–7,155
VJ Ranch-Sable "25" #1SW	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000104414	7.6 km	20,000	5,100–6,470
Reeves TXL Fee T7-50-15 #2SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000113993	7.6 km	25,000	5,175–6,500

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About this data

Event us2000kajq 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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