EARTHQUAKES · DIMMIT AREA · TX2017URVO
Magnitude 2.0 33 km SSW of Asherton, Texas
Sunday, October 22, 2017, 3:56:12 AM Central · 2017-10-22 08:56:12 UTC
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake 33 km SSW of Asherton, Texas on October 22, 2017 at 3:56 AM Central, 3.8 km deep, in the Dimmit County area.
It is one of 2 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M2.3.
No active injection or disposal well is permitted within 10 km.
- M2.0
- ML, reviewed
- 3.8
- km deep · 12,457 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 2
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 0
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 319
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 28.1840, -99.9420
- County area
- Dimmit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2025, 2:13 AM | 2.3 | 8.3 km | 7.1 km |
Largest nearby on record: M2.3 on May 27, 2025.
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.
No active injection or disposal well is permitted within 10 km of the epicenter.
Disposal in Dimmit County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
Event tx2017urvo 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/tx2017urvo, documented in the API reference.