EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · US2000KC70

Magnitude 2.6 22 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas

Monday, April 8, 2019, 3:20:39 AM Central · 2019-04-08 08:20:39 UTC

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake 22 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas on April 8, 2019 at 3:20 AM Central, 1.9 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 146 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 4 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 0.6 km away and operated by VTX Energy Operating, LLC; together they hold 220,650 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

6 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 29,132 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.6: ML, reviewed
1.9: km deep · 6,070 ft
4: M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
146: M2+ within 10 km, all time
15: active injection wells within 10 km
468: permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter: 31.1849, -103.2911
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 10, 2019, 11:34 AM	2.2	9.5 km	3.6 km
Apr 4, 2019, 6:57 PM	2.6	5.3 km	5.9 km
Mar 22, 2019, 1:57 AM	2.2	9.1 km	4.2 km
Mar 21, 2019, 5:53 AM	3.1	10 km	5.0 km
Mar 19, 2019, 6:30 AM	2.8	10 km	5.0 km
May 3, 2019, 6:40 PM	3.0	9.4 km	5.3 km
May 9, 2019, 11:19 AM	2.7	4.2 km	5.0 km
Mar 4, 2019, 3:11 AM	2.5	8.7 km	5.0 km
Feb 7, 2019, 11:05 AM	2.8	6.2 km	5.0 km
Jun 17, 2019, 4:28 AM	2.7	6 km	5.0 km
Jan 6, 2019, 8:45 PM	2.5	4.4 km	5.0 km
Jul 21, 2019, 4:06 AM	2.6	3 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. 6 of these report daily to TexNet: 29.1K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

Well	Operator	UIC no.	Distance	Permitted, bbl/d	Injection zone, ft
WBR 47 #1SW	VTX Energy Operating, LLC	000113869	0.6 km	20,000	5,500–7,500
Lucas 23 #1SW	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000112744	4.9 km	12,000	6,020–6,405
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-9 #2SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000112683	5.1 km	25,000	5,000–6,470
Pecos Southeast SWD #1	Select Water Solutions, LLC	000105699	5.3 km	15,000	5,450–6,850
WBR 18 #1SW	VTX Energy Operating, LLC	000113636	5.3 km	20,000	5,500–7,500
Chaparral "B" #1	Blue Arrow Operating, LLC	000064608	5.4 km	500	5,221–5,241
VJ Ranch-Sable "25" #1SW	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000104414	5.5 km	20,000	5,100–6,470
Reeves -O- Fee #5W	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000020524	5.6 km	250	5,137–5,166
Reeves 'AH' Fee #1W	Select Water Solutions, LLC	000110268	5.6 km	20,000	5,350–6,900
Lucas 23 #2SW	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000112745	5.7 km	12,000	5,250–6,900
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-5 #2SW	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	000116173	6 km	15,000	5,211–6,460
VJ Ranch-Sable "25" #2WD	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000112662	6.1 km	20,000	5,200–7,300
Hippo 22 #1SW	VTX Energy Operating, LLC	000105012	6.3 km	20,000	5,850–6,500
Young, J. B., Etal #5	McDonnold Operating, Inc.	000093862	6.4 km	900	5,168–5,184
VJ Ranch-Sable "25" #3WD	Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC	000112664	6.7 km	20,000	5,200–7,300

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About this data

Event us2000kc70 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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