Earthquakes in the Denton County area
TexNet events inside the footprint of the county's 168 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 no M2+ earthquakes in the Denton County area in the last twelve months.
The largest on record here was M2.4 on February 13, 2018, 1 km E of Highland Village, Texas.
13 injection and disposal wells are active in the county, with 40,400 barrels a day of permitted capacity and 5.0 million barrels reported injected over the H-10 year to June 2025.
- 0
- M2+ events, last 12 months
- 0
- M3+ events, last 12 months
- 0
- M2+ events, last 2 years
- M2.4
- largest on record, Feb 13, 2018
M2+ events, by month
LAST FIVE YEARS
Last 12 months 2
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.
- No M2+ events in the last two years.
By year
| Year | M2+ | M3+ | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | M2.3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | M2.4 |
RRC UIC + H-10 · TexNet daily
Disposal in the same county
- 13
- active injection wells
- 40.4K
- bbl/d permitted
- 5.03M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Jun 2025
Recent events
M2+ · NEWEST FIRST · TIMES IN CENTRAL
| When | Mag | Where | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2023, 7:46 PM | 2.0 | 4 km SSE of Haslet, Texas | 7.0 km |
| Dec 7, 2023, 11:59 PM | 2.3 | 1 km NW of Northlake, Texas | 9.5 km |
| Feb 13, 2018, 6:47 AM | 2.4 | 1 km E of Highland Village, Texas | 5.6 km |
About this data
TexNet catalog events inside 32.90–33.50°N, 96.97–97.49°W, refreshed daily. Disposal figures from the RRC UIC well master and H-10 filings at the last settled month.
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