EARTHQUAKES · WILSON AREA · TX2017COOR
Magnitude 2.0 4 km ENE of Karnes City, Texas
Monday, February 6, 2017, 4:23:12 AM Central · 2017-02-06 10:23:12 UTC
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake 4 km ENE of Karnes City, Texas on February 6, 2017 at 4:23 AM Central, 3.0 km deep, in the Wilson County area.
It is one of 3 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M2.9.
7 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 6.8 km away and operated by Crosstex Environmental STX, LLC; together they hold 185,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
3 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 33,865 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.0
- ML, reviewed
- 3.0
- km deep · 9,902 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 3
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 7
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 874
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 28.9010, -97.8550
- County area
- Wilson County
- On a map
- Google Maps ↗
- Catalog
- USGS event page ↗ · TexNet catalog ↗
Around it in time and space
M2+ events within 10 km, nearest in time first.
| When | Mag | Distance | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2017, 8:26 AM | 2.0 | 7.6 km | 3.2 km |
| Jul 1, 2018, 7:17 PM | 2.9 | 4.3 km | 5.0 km |
Largest nearby on record: M2.9 on Jul 2, 2018.
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: 33.9K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highroller Karnes SWD A #1 | Crosstex Environmental STX, LLC | 000104710 | 6.8 km | 30,000 | 6,535–8,225 |
| Blue SWD #1 | Crosstex Environmental STX, LLC | 000118971 | 7.1 km | 35,000 | 6,500–8,500 |
| Karnes City a SWD #1 | Crosstex Environmental STX, LLC | 000104350 | 7.4 km | 25,000 | 6,490–8,000 |
| TE Kenedy SWD #1 | Pilot Water Solutions SWD LLC | 000104905 | 7.5 km | 25,000 | 5,700–6,700 |
| Helena SWD #1 | Pilot Water Solutions SWD LLC | 000104980 | 7.9 km | 25,000 | 6,840–7,650 |
| Falls City SWD #1 | Pilot Water Solutions SWD LLC | 000102146 | 7.9 km | 25,000 | 6,500–7,500 |
| Kenedy 72 SWD #1 | Evx Operating LLC | 000104389 | 9.6 km | 20,000 | 6,000–7,000 |
Disposal in Wilson County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
Event tx2017coor from the USGS earthquake catalog, located by TexNet (UT Bureau of Economic Geology) 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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