EARTHQUAKES · WILSON AREA · TX2017DTYG
Magnitude 2.0 3 km SSW of Karnes City, Texas
Thursday, February 23, 2017, 8:26:05 AM Central · 2017-02-23 14:26:05 UTC
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake 3 km SSW of Karnes City, Texas on February 23, 2017 at 8:26 AM Central, 3.2 km deep, in the Wilson County area.
It is one of 6 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 1 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M2.9.
9 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1.4 km away and operated by Crosstex Environmental STX, LLC; together they hold 230,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
1 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 12,460 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.0
- ML, reviewed
- 3.2
- km deep · 10,608 ft
- 1
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 6
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 9
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 811
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 28.8540, -97.9110
- 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 6, 2017, 4:23 AM | 2.0 | 7.6 km | 3.0 km |
| Jul 1, 2018, 7:17 PM | 2.9 | 8.2 km | 5.0 km |
| Nov 23, 2022, 12:50 PM | 2.0 | 7.9 km | 8.4 km |
| Nov 23, 2022, 9:17 PM | 2.2 | 7.7 km | 6.4 km |
| Nov 24, 2022, 2:53 AM | 2.2 | 6.9 km | 7.8 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. 1 of these report daily to TexNet: 12.5K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue SWD #1 | Crosstex Environmental STX, LLC | 000118971 | 1.4 km | 35,000 | 6,500–8,500 |
| Karnes City a SWD #1 | Crosstex Environmental STX, LLC | 000104350 | 2.2 km | 25,000 | 6,490–8,000 |
| Highroller Karnes SWD A #1 | Crosstex Environmental STX, LLC | 000104710 | 2.3 km | 30,000 | 6,535–8,225 |
| TE Kenedy SWD #1 | Pilot Water Solutions SWD LLC | 000104905 | 6.6 km | 25,000 | 5,700–6,700 |
| Karnes City-Kaleb Brewer #1 | CWR Management LLC | 000104218 | 6.6 km | 20,000 | 6,387–7,850 |
| Falls City SWD #1 | Pilot Water Solutions SWD LLC | 000102146 | 6.8 km | 25,000 | 6,500–7,500 |
| Cat-Kenedy SWD #1 | Marathon Oil EF LLC | 000104390 | 7.7 km | 25,000 | 5,980–6,660 |
| Rhino-Kenedy 72 SWD #1 | Rhino Operating Company, LLC | 000105809 | 8 km | 25,000 | 5,700–9,000 |
| Kenedy 72 SWD #1 | Evx Operating LLC | 000104389 | 9.1 km | 20,000 | 6,000–7,000 |
Disposal in Wilson County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
Event tx2017dtyg 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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