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EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · US60008A79

Magnitude 2.7 23 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas

Thursday, March 5, 2020, 7:10:53 AM Central · 2020-03-05 13:10:53 UTC

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake 23 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas on March 5, 2020 at 7:10 AM Central, 5.0 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 167 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 1 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 0.7 km away and operated by Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC; together they hold 221,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

M2.7
ML, reviewed
5.0
km deep · 16,405 ft
1
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
167
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
258
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
31.0930, -103.2315
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
Mar 5, 2020, 3:26 AM2.53.4 km5.0 km
Jan 30, 2020, 9:58 AM3.45.7 km5.0 km
Jan 29, 2020, 6:04 PM2.83 km2.6 km
Apr 15, 2020, 10:58 PM3.09.3 km5.0 km
Jan 4, 2020, 12:23 PM2.94.4 km5.0 km
Dec 28, 2019, 4:54 AM3.06 km5.0 km
Dec 20, 2019, 1:00 PM2.85.7 km5.0 km
Dec 20, 2019, 3:29 AM2.56.5 km5.0 km
May 21, 2020, 6:50 AM3.01.3 km5.0 km
Jun 26, 2020, 5:51 PM2.88.3 km5.0 km
Nov 10, 2019, 8:24 AM2.54.4 km5.0 km
Nov 5, 2019, 3:14 PM2.53.9 km2.6 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.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Hawg SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001059290.7 km20,0005,200–8,000
Belle SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001144311.9 km15,0005,360–6,860
Zauk 39 #1SWRattler Midstream Operating LLC0001122782.5 km20,0005,350–8,000
Lindsay #1DRattler Midstream Operating LLC0001188802.7 km10,0006,000–8,100
Coyote 48 #2SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001109254 km20,0005,250–6,900
Red Horse "29" #1WShenandoah Petroleum Corporation0000983284.1 km1,5005,250–5,392
Coyote 48 #3SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001109264.3 km20,0005,250–6,900
Ethan SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001144304.4 km15,0005,330–6,790
Coyote 48 #1SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001078655.4 km15,0005,250–6,900
WBR 18 #1SWVTX Energy Operating, LLC0001136366.4 km20,0005,500–7,500
Lucas 23 #2SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001127457.1 km12,0005,250–6,900
Old Courtney Ranch Co SWD #1Rattler Midstream Operating LLC0001180227.2 km20,0005,930–7,950
Chaparral "B" #1Blue Arrow Operating, LLC0000646087.4 km5005,221–5,241
Lucas 23 #1SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001127447.7 km12,0006,020–6,405
Karah SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001171378.2 km20,0005,210–7,150

Disposal in Reeves County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →

About this data

Event us60008a79 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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