Earthquakes in the Carson County area
TexNet events inside the footprint of the county's 32 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 Carson County area in the last twelve months, up from none the year before.
The largest on record here was M2.5 on December 9, 2025, 4 km E of Skellytown, Texas.
64 injection and disposal wells are active in the county, with 101,670 barrels a day of permitted capacity and 417,088 barrels reported injected over the H-10 year to June 2025.
- 1
- M2+ events, last 12 months
- 0
- M3+ events, last 12 months
- 1
- M2+ events, last 2 years
- M2.5
- largest on record, Dec 9, 2025
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.
- M2.5–2.91
By year
| Year | M2+ | M3+ | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | M2.5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | M2.3 |
RRC UIC + H-10 · TexNet daily
Disposal in the same county
- 64
- active injection wells
- 102K
- bbl/d permitted
- 417K
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Jun 2025
Recent events
M2+ · NEWEST FIRST · TIMES IN CENTRAL
| When | Mag | Where | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2025, 3:11 PM | 2.5 | 4 km E of Skellytown, Texas | 12.8 km |
| Nov 12, 2021, 8:21 AM | 2.3 | 6 km E of Skellytown, Texas | 7.1 km |
| May 25, 2021, 8:05 AM | 2.1 | 11 km E of Borger, Texas | 4.8 km |
About this data
TexNet catalog events inside 35.33–35.72°N, 101.00–101.66°W, refreshed daily. Disposal figures from the RRC UIC well master and H-10 filings at the last settled month.
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