EARTHQUAKES · MARTIN AREA · US6000D3B5
Magnitude 2.3 30 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas
Saturday, December 26, 2020, 8:50:31 PM Central · 2020-12-27 02:50:31 UTC
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake 30 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas on December 26, 2020 at 8:50 PM Central, 5.0 km deep, in the Martin County area.
It is one of 16 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.4.
15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 0.9 km away and operated by High Lonesome Midstream, LLC; together they hold 122,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
18 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 41,989 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.3
- MB_LG, reviewed
- 5.0
- km deep · 16,405 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 16
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 822
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 32.2779, -102.2062
- County area
- Martin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2021, 6:56 AM | 2.2 | 1 km | 8.0 km |
| Aug 30, 2021, 6:59 AM | 2.9 | 1.4 km | 11.0 km |
| Sep 11, 2021, 12:10 PM | 2.2 | 1.3 km | 9.2 km |
| Sep 16, 2021, 6:51 AM | 2.9 | 0.6 km | 6.1 km |
| Sep 17, 2021, 6:42 AM | 3.4 | 0.6 km | 5.6 km |
| Apr 2, 2022, 1:13 AM | 2.1 | 7.1 km | 5.5 km |
| Mar 7, 2023, 8:15 AM | 2.7 | 8.4 km | 9.6 km |
| Jul 23, 2024, 10:52 PM | 2.0 | 9.9 km | 7.5 km |
| Sep 10, 2024, 7:44 PM | 2.1 | 1 km | 9.8 km |
| Sep 12, 2024, 2:35 AM | 2.2 | 0.7 km | 9.9 km |
| Jan 21, 2025, 4:27 AM | 2.0 | 9.7 km | 7.1 km |
| Mar 21, 2025, 3:50 PM | 2.0 | 3.4 km | 8.0 km |
Largest nearby on record: M3.4 on Sep 17, 2021.
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. 18 of these report daily to TexNet: 42K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mabee G SWD #D 1 | High Lonesome Midstream, LLC | 000110124 | 0.9 km | 20,000 | 4,800–5,550 |
| Mabee 6 SWD #1 | High Lonesome Midstream, LLC | 000116306 | 2 km | 30,000 | 4,700–6,850 |
| Mabee Unit #A462W | Scout Energy Management LLC | 000041079 | 2.6 km | 2,000 | 4,742–4,774 |
| Mabee 240 #1SW | High Lonesome Midstream, LLC | 000099215 | 2.8 km | 20,000 | 4,850–6,850 |
| Mabee 5 SWD #1 | High Lonesome Midstream, LLC | 000116014 | 3 km | 30,000 | 4,850–6,850 |
| Mabee Unit #A453W | Scout Energy Management LLC | 000017248 | 3.3 km | 2,000 | 4,708–4,772 |
| Mabee Unit #503W | Scout Energy Management LLC | 000017220 | 3.4 km | 2,000 | 4,714–4,791 |
| Mabee Unit #A450W | Scout Energy Management LLC | 000017245 | 3.5 km | 2,000 | 4,690–4,770 |
| Mabee Unit #494W | Scout Energy Management LLC | 000017211 | 3.7 km | 2,000 | 4,400–4,742 |
| Mabee Unit #501W | Scout Energy Management LLC | 000017218 | 3.7 km | 2,000 | 4,400–4,776 |
| Mabee Unit #498W | Scout Energy Management LLC | 000017215 | 3.9 km | 2,000 | 4,686–4,748 |
| Mabee Unit #387W | Scout Energy Management LLC | 000017130 | 3.9 km | 2,000 | 4,667–4,742 |
| Mabee Unit #384W | Scout Energy Management LLC | 000017128 | 4 km | 2,000 | 4,400–4,736 |
| Mabee Unit #495W | Scout Energy Management LLC | 000017212 | 4.2 km | 2,000 | 4,673–4,738 |
| Mabee Unit #492W | Scout Energy Management LLC | 000017209 | 4.3 km | 2,000 | 4,400–4,763 |
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About this data
Event us6000d3b5 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/us6000d3b5, documented in the API reference.