EARTHQUAKES · MCMULLEN AREA · TX2017MVXO
Magnitude 2.1 19 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas
Sunday, July 2, 2017, 1:12:01 PM Central · 2017-07-02 18:12:01 UTC
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake 19 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas on July 2, 2017 at 1:12 PM Central, 5.4 km deep, in the McMullen County area.
It is one of 21 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M2.9.
3 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 2.9 km away and operated by Texas Secondary Oil Corporation; together they hold 5,800 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
- M2.1
- ML, reviewed
- 5.4
- km deep · 17,730 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 21
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 3
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 282
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 28.5620, -98.3490
- County area
- McMullen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2019, 9:48 PM | 2.6 | 7 km | 5.0 km |
| Apr 25, 2021, 7:52 AM | 2.2 | 5.5 km | 7.1 km |
| Apr 25, 2021, 11:53 AM | 2.1 | 5.3 km | 6.2 km |
| Aug 5, 2022, 3:36 AM | 2.1 | 9.5 km | 6.2 km |
| Mar 24, 2023, 7:01 AM | 2.0 | 2.8 km | 7.3 km |
| Nov 4, 2023, 12:33 PM | 2.5 | 5 km | 6.5 km |
| Nov 13, 2023, 2:14 AM | 2.0 | 3.8 km | 5.4 km |
| Nov 13, 2023, 5:11 AM | 2.0 | 5.3 km | 4.0 km |
| May 25, 2024, 7:29 AM | 2.2 | 9.4 km | 8.2 km |
| Sep 3, 2024, 4:22 PM | 2.0 | 4.7 km | 6.3 km |
| Sep 6, 2024, 2:05 PM | 2.1 | 5.4 km | 6.7 km |
| Sep 7, 2024, 7:45 AM | 2.6 | 4.8 km | 6.4 km |
Largest nearby on record: M2.9 on Sep 21, 2024.
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.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lark #23 | Texas Secondary Oil Corporation | 000105257 | 2.9 km | 500 | 820–1,114 |
| Morrill #1R | Petrotx Operating, LLC | 000095974 | 4.2 km | 5,000 | 6,284–6,346 |
| Peeler, Graves #4 | Thalmann Oilfield | 000095555 | 9.8 km | 300 | 6,446–6,456 |
Disposal in McMullen County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
Event tx2017mvxo 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.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/earthquakes/tx/events/tx2017mvxo, documented in the API reference.