Earthquakes in Winkler County, Texas

The Winkler County area recorded 57 earthquakes of magnitude 2 or greater in the last 12 months, the largest M3.9 — tracked by the TexNet seismic network. Seismicity here is closely watched because of its regulatory link to produced-water disposal: sustained clusters can trigger RRC response areas that curtail deep injection. See the Winkler County disposal market.

M2+ (12mo)

57

vs Prior Year

+6

M3+ (12mo)

6

Largest on Record

M3.9

Monthly Events (M2+, 5 years)

Recent Events (M2+)

DATEMAGDEPTHLOCATION
2026-08-26M2.45.8 km12 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico
2026-08-19M2.05.8 km11 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico
2026-08-19M2.07.5 km12 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico
2026-08-19M2.36.4 km11 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico
2026-08-18M2.06.1 km12 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico
2026-08-18M2.16.4 km11 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico
2026-08-15M2.20.4 km22 km WSW of Jal, New Mexico
2026-08-15M2.05.8 km11 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico
2026-08-05M2.56.2 km28 km SW of Jal, New Mexico
2026-07-27M2.05.8 km17 km SW of Jal, New Mexico
2026-07-25M2.56.9 km18 km SW of Jal, New Mexico
2026-07-25M2.07.5 km18 km SW of Jal, New Mexico
2026-07-25M2.27.5 km17 km SW of Jal, New Mexico
2026-07-25M2.47.4 km17 km SW of Jal, New Mexico
2026-07-23M2.26.8 km12 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico
2026-07-23M2.75.3 km11 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico
2026-07-22M2.66.7 km12 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico
2026-07-20M2.05.0 km12 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico
2026-07-20M2.58.5 km12 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico
2026-05-26M2.25.0 km2 km NNW of Jal, New Mexico
2026-05-13M2.46.0 km28 km NE of Mentone, Texas
2026-05-13M2.17.7 km24 km SW of Jal, New Mexico
2026-04-22M2.45.4 km12 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico
2026-04-22M2.45.9 km12 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico
2026-04-22M2.57.0 km12 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico

History (M2+ per year)

YEAREVENTSMAX MAG
202641M3.5
202567M3.4
202472M3.9
20239M2.9
202214M2.9
20211M2.7
20201M2.5
20171M2.6

Events from TexNet via the USGS catalog; county assignment approximate (county area ±0.1°). See all drilling activity in Winkler Countyor its saltwater disposal market.