EARTHQUAKES · WILSON AREA · TX2018EYQM
Magnitude 2.7 17 km SSW of Nixon, Texas
Monday, March 12, 2018, 4:44:17 AM Central · 2018-03-12 09:44:17 UTC
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake 17 km SSW of Nixon, Texas on March 12, 2018 at 4:44 AM Central, 2.2 km deep, in the Wilson County area.
It is one of 120 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 1 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M4.6.
7 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 4.1 km away and operated by Evx Operating LLC; together they hold 172,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
5 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 51,974 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.7
- ML, reviewed
- 2.2
- km deep · 7,300 ft
- 1
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 120
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 7
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 391
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 29.1240, -97.8350
- 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.
| When | Mag | Distance | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2018, 9:16 AM | 2.0 | 0.4 km | 2.4 km |
| Mar 13, 2018, 3:35 AM | 2.6 | 7.3 km | 5.0 km |
| Feb 18, 2018, 6:39 PM | 2.5 | 9.9 km | 7.1 km |
| Apr 29, 2018, 11:59 AM | 2.7 | 8.6 km | 5.0 km |
| May 20, 2018, 12:41 PM | 2.4 | 3.3 km | 5.0 km |
| Jun 13, 2018, 10:18 AM | 2.5 | 4.7 km | 2.8 km |
| Jun 13, 2018, 11:02 AM | 2.1 | 5 km | 1.8 km |
| Jul 20, 2018, 5:42 AM | 2.5 | 8.2 km | 5.0 km |
| Aug 1, 2018, 9:23 AM | 2.1 | 4 km | 2.6 km |
| Aug 2, 2018, 3:20 PM | 2.6 | 5.1 km | 5.0 km |
| Nov 2, 2018, 8:02 PM | 2.3 | 9.8 km | 6.6 km |
| Nov 3, 2018, 3:32 AM | 2.3 | 9 km | 6.9 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. 5 of these report daily to TexNet: 52K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillett SWD #1 | Evx Operating LLC | 000105169 | 4.1 km | 20,000 | 8,950–11,950 |
| Brooks #1 | Evx Operating LLC | 000113472 | 4.2 km | 25,000 | 8,200–9,100 |
| Kerlick #1 | Evx Operating LLC | 000104506 | 5.7 km | 17,500 | 5,695–5,710 |
| Karnes SWD #1 | Crosstex Environmental STX, LLC | 000101718 | 7.7 km | 40,000 | 5,400–7,100 |
| Lamza SWD #1 | Goodnight Midstream Permian, LLC | 000103533 | 8.1 km | 25,000 | 5,000–8,000 |
| Karnes SWD #1 | Pilot Water Solutions SWD LLC | 000104027 | 8.7 km | 25,000 | 5,400–7,100 |
| J. P. Wright #1 | Evx Operating LLC | 000109247 | 9.5 km | 20,000 | 5,500–7,200 |
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About this data
Event tx2018eyqm 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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