Earthquakes in the Yoakum County area
TexNet events inside the footprint of the county's 1,248 located permits, padded 0.1°. Events carry no county, so this is an area, and border clusters show up in more than one. The county's disposal wells →
TexNet located 1 M2+ earthquakes in the Yoakum County area in the last twelve months, up from none the year before, 1 of them M3 or more.
The largest on record here was M3.1 on February 19, 2026, 3 km NNW of Denver City, Texas.
2,521 injection and disposal wells are active in the county, with 9.1 million barrels a day of permitted capacity and 273 million barrels reported injected over the H-10 year to June 2025.
6 deep disposal wells here report daily to TexNet; they took 28,808 barrels a day in August 2026.
- 1
- M2+ events, last 12 months
- 1
- M3+ events, last 12 months
- 1
- M2+ events, last 2 years
- M3.1
- largest on record, Feb 19, 2026
M2+ events, by month
LAST FIVE YEARS
Last 12 months 1
M2–2.9M3+
By magnitude
M2+ events in the last two years, in half-magnitude steps. Each step up is about 32 times the energy.
- M3.0–3.41
By year
| Year | M2+ | M3+ | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | M3.1 |
RRC UIC + H-10 · TexNet daily
Disposal in the same county
- 2,521
- active injection wells
- 9.1M
- bbl/d permitted
- 273M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Jun 2025
- 28.8K
- bbl/d, 6 daily reporters, Aug 2026
Recent events
M2+ · NEWEST FIRST · TIMES IN CENTRAL
| When | Mag | Where | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2026, 4:05 AM | 3.1 | 3 km NNW of Denver City, Texas | 3.1 km |
About this data
TexNet catalog events inside 32.86–33.49°N, 102.50–103.16°W, refreshed daily. Disposal figures from the RRC UIC well master and H-10 filings at the last settled month.
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