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EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · US70008EV2

Magnitude 3.0 32 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas

Monday, March 23, 2020, 6:10:05 PM Central · 2020-03-23 23:10:05 UTC

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake 32 km WSW of Coyanosa, Texas on March 23, 2020 at 6:10 PM Central, 5.0 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 89 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 2 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.5.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1.9 km away and operated by Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC; together they hold 279,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

3 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 24,535 barrels a day in August 2026.

M3.0
ML, reviewed
5.0
km deep · 16,405 ft
2
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
89
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
316
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
31.0975, -103.3611
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 23, 2020, 4:04 AM2.91.3 km5.0 km
Mar 5, 2020, 3:26 AM2.59.8 km5.0 km
Apr 15, 2020, 10:58 PM3.03.4 km5.0 km
Feb 19, 2020, 8:37 PM2.69 km5.0 km
Jan 30, 2020, 9:58 AM3.48 km5.0 km
Nov 10, 2019, 8:24 AM2.58.2 km5.0 km
Aug 6, 2020, 9:02 AM2.88.1 km5.0 km
Nov 5, 2019, 3:14 PM2.59.5 km2.6 km
Aug 22, 2020, 2:37 AM2.46.7 km4.5 km
Aug 25, 2020, 6:45 AM2.58.7 km5.0 km
Oct 13, 2019, 4:26 AM2.83.9 km3.4 km
Aug 25, 2019, 4:32 AM2.98.5 km5.0 km

Largest nearby on record: M3.5 on Nov 15, 2023.

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. 3 of these report daily to TexNet: 24.5K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Thompson SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001084401.9 km15,0005,230–7,350
Thompson SWD #2Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001084422.1 km15,0005,230–7,350
Gillespie #1Vaquero Operating0000812625 km5,0005,350–5,990
007 SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001126035.1 km30,0005,100–6,750
Big Chief #7501SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001097116.2 km20,0005,211–8,000
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-7 #1SWChevron U. S. A. Inc.0001162397 km25,0005,170–7,100
Coyote 48 #1SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001078657.3 km15,0005,250–6,900
Maryann #1Permian Resources Operating, LLC0001043527.3 km20,0004,500–6,500
Reeves TXL Fee T8-50-9 #2SWChevron U. S. A. Inc.0001126837.4 km25,0005,000–6,470
Panhead #1WDPermian Resources Operating, LLC0001098167.7 km20,0005,000–6,500
Lucas 23 #2SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001127457.9 km12,0005,250–6,900
Reeves TXL Fee T8-51-11 #2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.0001108288.3 km25,0005,000–7,155
Elizabeth SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001155858.4 km15,0005,225–7,000
Lucas 23 #1SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001127448.4 km12,0006,020–6,405
Santa Maria 29 #1DNoble Energy Inc0001147498.5 km25,0005,190–6,550

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About this data

Event us70008ev2 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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