EARTHQUAKES · LOVING AREA · US70008H73
Magnitude 2.7 43 km W of Mentone, Texas
Friday, March 27, 2020, 4:53:13 AM Central · 2020-03-27 09:53:13 UTC
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake 43 km W of Mentone, Texas on March 27, 2020 at 4:53 AM Central, 2.0 km deep, in the Loving County area.
It is one of 580 M2+ events TexNet has located within 10 km of this spot, 5 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M5.4.
13 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1.3 km away and operated by Waterbridge Stateline LLC; together they hold 295,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
17 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 152,386 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.7
- ML, reviewed
- 2.0
- km deep · 6,562 ft
- 5
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 580
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 13
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 416
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 31.7090, -104.0574
- County area
- Loving County
- On a map
- OpenStreetMap ↗
- Catalog
- TexNet earthquake catalog ↗
Around it in time and space
M2+ events within 10 km, nearest in time first.
| When | Mag | Distance | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2020, 2:47 PM | 2.7 | 3.3 km | 5.3 km |
| Mar 27, 2020, 4:36 PM | 3.5 | 1.5 km | 5.8 km |
| Mar 26, 2020, 1:52 PM | 3.1 | 2.7 km | 6.7 km |
| Mar 26, 2020, 1:29 PM | 3.0 | 0.7 km | 5.0 km |
| Mar 27, 2020, 8:22 PM | 3.1 | 1.1 km | 5.0 km |
| Mar 26, 2020, 11:16 AM | 3.2 | 2.4 km | 5.0 km |
| Mar 26, 2020, 10:16 AM | 5.0 | 1.7 km | 9.5 km |
| Mar 26, 2020, 3:52 AM | 3.8 | 3.2 km | 5.0 km |
| Mar 28, 2020, 8:27 PM | 3.5 | 2.8 km | 5.0 km |
| Apr 14, 2020, 5:17 AM | 3.1 | 3.2 km | 5.0 km |
| Feb 18, 2020, 7:28 AM | 3.9 | 3.8 km | 5.0 km |
| May 13, 2020, 3:39 PM | 3.0 | 0.7 km | 5.0 km |
Largest nearby on record: M5.4 on Nov 16, 2022.
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. 17 of these report daily to TexNet: 152K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Mine SWD #1 | Waterbridge Stateline LLC | 000115842 | 1.3 km | 20,000 | 3,100–5,900 |
| HSS State 45-18X7 #1H | Waterbridge Stateline LLC | 000114509 | 2.9 km | 30,000 | 3,300–5,760 |
| Central 27 #1D | Waterbridge Stateline LLC | 000119421 | 4.3 km | 20,000 | 2,680–6,175 |
| Salt Mine Two #1 | Waterbridge Stateline LLC | 000118343 | 4.6 km | 20,000 | 3,650–5,650 |
| Bighorn SWD #1 | Petro-Hunt Permian, LLC | 000123436 | 4.8 km | 10,000 | 3,100–6,050 |
| Liberator State SWD #1 | 1920 Engy, LLC | 000114239 | 7 km | 30,000 | 3,250–4,575 |
| Javelina SWD #1 | Petro-Hunt Permian, LLC | 000120669 | 8.1 km | 30,000 | 3,050–6,000 |
| Rustler Hills State 111-14 SWD #1 | 1920 Engy, LLC | 000113646 | 8.1 km | 20,000 | 2,700–5,500 |
| Pennybacker SWD #1 | Petro-Hunt Permian, LLC | 000114955 | 8.4 km | 30,000 | 2,600–6,000 |
| Tplt 57-43 #1D | Waterbridge Texas Oper LLC | 000111440 | 8.7 km | 20,000 | 3,000–4,525 |
| I Take IT All C SWD #2 | Saturn SWD Oper LLC | 000124792 | 9.1 km | 20,000 | 2,650–5,900 |
| Ringtail SWD #1 | Petro-Hunt Permian, LLC | 000119482 | 9.2 km | 30,000 | 3,200–6,150 |
| F C SWD E #5 | Saturn SWD Oper LLC | 000126368 | 9.8 km | 15,000 | 2,750–4,635 |
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About this data
TexNet catalog event us70008h73, as published by the UT Bureau of Economic Geology 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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