EARTHQUAKES · WILSON AREA · TX2018CZRW

Magnitude 2.0 13 km ENE of Falls City, Texas

Monday, February 12, 2018, 6:31:20 AM Central · 2018-02-12 12:31:20 UTC

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake 13 km ENE of Falls City, Texas on February 12, 2018 at 6:31 AM Central, 8.3 km deep, in the Wilson County area.

It is one of 151 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M4.6.

5 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 6.3 km away and operated by 2 D Oil & Gas LLC; together they hold 101,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

4 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 43,416 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.0
ML, reviewed
8.3
km deep · 27,095 ft
0
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
151
M2+ within 10 km, all time
5
active injection wells within 10 km
725
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
29.0410, -97.8940
County area
Wilson County
On a map
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Catalog
USGS event page ↗ · TexNet catalog ↗

Around it in time and space

M2+ events within 10 km, nearest in time first.

WhenMagDistanceDepth
Feb 12, 2018, 8:24 AM3.14.3 km5.0 km
Feb 15, 2018, 10:18 PM2.00.4 km7.0 km
Feb 18, 2018, 6:39 PM2.57.5 km7.1 km
Feb 19, 2018, 4:04 PM3.09 km5.0 km
Jan 9, 2018, 2:14 PM2.81.7 km5.0 km
Jan 2, 2018, 9:45 PM2.02 km4.7 km
Jun 11, 2018, 3:04 PM2.32.2 km5.9 km
Jun 11, 2018, 3:27 PM2.35.2 km6.6 km
Jun 13, 2018, 10:18 AM2.58.5 km2.8 km
Jun 13, 2018, 11:02 AM2.19.5 km1.8 km
Jun 26, 2018, 12:57 PM2.22 km6.6 km
Jun 30, 2018, 7:35 PM2.42.7 km6.0 km

Largest nearby on record: M4.6 on Jan 30, 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. 4 of these report daily to TexNet: 43.4K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Skloss, Emil -SWD- #12 D Oil & Gas LLC0000460646.3 km4,0004,868–4,988
Karnes SWD #2Estate of James L. Nelson0001168197.1 km12,5005,600–7,300
J. P. Wright #1Evx Operating LLC0001092478.5 km20,0005,500–7,200
Helena SWD #1Pilot Water Solutions SWD LLC0001049809.3 km25,0006,840–7,650
Karnes SWD #1Crosstex Environmental STX, LLC0001017189.8 km40,0005,400–7,100

Disposal in Wilson County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →

About this data

Event tx2018czrw 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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