EARTHQUAKES · WARD AREA · US70005ALA
Magnitude 2.8 12 km N of Coyanosa, Texas
Saturday, August 31, 2019, 8:37:57 AM Central · 2019-08-31 13:37:57 UTC
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake 12 km N of Coyanosa, Texas on August 31, 2019 at 8:37 AM Central, 5.0 km deep, in the Ward County area.
It is one of 24 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 1 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.3.
15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 2.8 km away and operated by Continental Resources, Inc.; together they hold 322,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
2 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 18,976 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.8
- MB_LG, reviewed
- 5.0
- km deep · 16,405 ft
- 1
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 24
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 454
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 31.3514, -103.0888
- County area
- Ward County
- On a map
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Around it in time and space
M2+ events within 10 km, nearest in time first.
| When | Mag | Distance | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2019, 8:09 AM | 2.5 | 0.8 km | 4.3 km |
| Sep 6, 2019, 10:55 AM | 3.2 | 0.7 km | 5.0 km |
| Sep 6, 2019, 11:10 AM | 2.8 | 0.2 km | 5.0 km |
| Sep 16, 2019, 12:14 PM | 2.5 | 2.6 km | 5.0 km |
| Jul 30, 2019, 8:16 PM | 2.0 | 4.6 km | 4.7 km |
| Jul 30, 2019, 8:14 PM | 3.3 | 3.2 km | 5.0 km |
| Jul 21, 2019, 7:38 PM | 2.6 | 3.3 km | 5.0 km |
| Sep 16, 2018, 5:31 PM | 2.6 | 4 km | 2.0 km |
| May 3, 2018, 6:20 AM | 2.6 | 3.9 km | 2.0 km |
| Jul 16, 2021, 10:57 PM | 3.1 | 1.9 km | 4.1 km |
| Jul 16, 2021, 11:46 PM | 2.1 | 1.9 km | 3.4 km |
| Jul 17, 2021, 12:59 AM | 2.6 | 1.6 km | 3.7 km |
Largest nearby on record: M3.3 on Jan 24, 2024.
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. 2 of these report daily to TexNet: 19K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leviathan #1 | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000115498 | 2.8 km | 25,000 | 5,250–7,100 |
| Trees State 24 #1D | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000115116 | 3 km | 20,000 | 6,020–7,350 |
| Pecan State SWD 36 #1D | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000126744 | 3.9 km | 20,000 | 5,031–7,431 |
| Eiland, T. N. #1 | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000085888 | 4.1 km | 6,000 | 4,931–6,554 |
| Barber, W. T., -A- #12 | Jetta Operating Company, Inc. | 000083100 | 4.3 km | 1,000 | 4,845–4,957 |
| Gum Popper #1 | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000115225 | 4.6 km | 20,000 | 4,800–7,500 |
| Reward SWD A #1 | Rattler Midstream Operating LLC | 000115108 | 4.9 km | 25,000 | 5,026–7,100 |
| Barber, W. T., -A- #9 | Jetta Operating Company, Inc. | 000083099 | 4.9 km | 1,000 | 4,906–4,942 |
| Pecos SWD 64 #1D | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000115104 | 4.9 km | 20,000 | 5,875–7,130 |
| Cub Creek #1 | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000113603 | 5 km | 25,000 | 4,750–7,100 |
| Trees, J. C. Estate, et al -A- #5D | Eliteenergyholdings LLC | 000020838 | 5.2 km | 14,500 | 5,200–6,100 |
| Ligon State "22" #4 | Continental Resources, Inc. | 000100784 | 5.8 km | 25,000 | 4,912–5,960 |
| Waha/Frost #8D | WWM Operating, LLC | 000094836 | 6 km | 40,000 | 5,900–6,700 |
| Waha/Frost #7D | WWM Operating, LLC | 000094835 | 6.2 km | 40,000 | 5,900–6,700 |
| Waha/Frost #9D | WWM Operating, LLC | 000094837 | 6.4 km | 40,000 | 5,900–6,700 |
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About this data
Event us70005ala 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/us70005ala, documented in the API reference.