EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · US7000CBKB

Magnitude 3.1 26 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas

Friday, November 6, 2020, 3:06:37 PM Central · 2020-11-06 21:06:37 UTC

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake 26 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas on November 6, 2020 at 3:06 PM Central, 1.9 km deep, in the Reeves County area.

It is one of 190 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 2 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 1.8 km away and operated by Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC; together they hold 215,500 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.

M3.1
ML, reviewed
1.9
km deep · 6,135 ft
2
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
190
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
265
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
31.0982, -103.2808
County area
Reeves County
On a map
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Catalog
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Around it in time and space

M2+ events within 10 km, nearest in time first.

WhenMagDistanceDepth
Nov 6, 2020, 1:37 PM3.22.8 km2.6 km
Oct 28, 2020, 2:42 AM2.66.4 km5.0 km
Nov 25, 2020, 8:30 AM2.95.4 km3.0 km
Nov 29, 2020, 3:20 AM3.66.7 km5.0 km
Nov 29, 2020, 3:26 AM2.58.8 km5.0 km
Nov 29, 2020, 4:44 AM2.57.5 km5.0 km
Dec 17, 2020, 4:23 AM3.35 km5.0 km
Aug 25, 2020, 6:45 AM2.56.9 km5.0 km
Aug 22, 2020, 2:37 AM2.45.9 km4.5 km
Jan 29, 2021, 1:15 AM2.52.9 km2.6 km
Aug 6, 2020, 9:02 AM2.81.4 km5.0 km
Aug 5, 2020, 12:14 PM3.05.9 km5.0 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. 3 of these report daily to TexNet: 24.5K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Coyote 48 #1SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001078651.8 km15,0005,250–6,900
Coyote 48 #2SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001109251.9 km20,0005,250–6,900
Lindsay #1DRattler Midstream Operating LLC0001188802.2 km10,0006,000–8,100
Coyote 48 #3SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001109262.6 km20,0005,250–6,900
Lucas 23 #2SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001127454.1 km12,0005,250–6,900
Red Horse "29" #1WShenandoah Petroleum Corporation0000983284.5 km1,5005,250–5,392
Lucas 23 #1SWWaterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001127444.8 km12,0006,020–6,405
Gillespie #1Vaquero Operating0000812624.9 km5,0005,350–5,990
Hawg SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001059295.1 km20,0005,200–8,000
WBR 18 #1SWVTX Energy Operating, LLC0001136365.4 km20,0005,500–7,500
Belle SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001144316 km15,0005,360–6,860
Elizabeth SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001155856.2 km15,0005,225–7,000
Thompson SWD #2Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001084426.9 km15,0005,230–7,350
Zauk 39 #1SWRattler Midstream Operating LLC0001122787.2 km20,0005,350–8,000
Thompson SWD #1Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC0001084407.3 km15,0005,230–7,350

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About this data

Event us7000cbkb 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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