EARTHQUAKES · LIVE OAK AREA · TX2019BUSL
Magnitude 2.1 12 km N of Three Rivers, Texas
Saturday, January 26, 2019, 7:34:46 AM Central · 2019-01-26 13:34:46 UTC
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake 12 km N of Three Rivers, Texas on January 26, 2019 at 7:34 AM Central, 7.5 km deep, in the Live Oak County area.
It is one of 46 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 6 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.1.
8 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 3.9 km away and operated by Blackbrush O & G, LLC; together they hold 37,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
- M2.1
- ML, reviewed
- 7.5
- km deep · 24,537 ft
- 6
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 46
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 8
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 356
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 28.5770, -98.1840
- County area
- Live Oak 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 25, 2019, 11:51 PM | 2.3 | 0.9 km | 5.7 km |
| Jan 26, 2019, 3:24 PM | 2.0 | 4.8 km | 6.4 km |
| Jan 25, 2019, 11:09 PM | 2.7 | 1.5 km | 6.4 km |
| Jan 25, 2019, 10:53 PM | 2.7 | 5.5 km | 5.0 km |
| Jan 26, 2019, 5:08 PM | 2.0 | 3 km | 7.7 km |
| Jan 25, 2019, 7:57 PM | 2.3 | 6.5 km | 2.8 km |
| Jan 25, 2019, 7:29 PM | 2.5 | 4.7 km | 5.0 km |
| Jan 25, 2019, 12:35 PM | 3.1 | 2 km | 6.3 km |
| Jan 28, 2019, 4:17 AM | 2.2 | 1.8 km | 6.9 km |
| Jan 28, 2019, 5:56 AM | 2.3 | 3 km | 5.2 km |
| Jan 29, 2019, 9:46 AM | 2.2 | 5.5 km | 4.8 km |
| Jan 30, 2019, 5:13 PM | 2.0 | 2.3 km | 7.2 km |
Largest nearby on record: M3.1 on Jan 25, 2019.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Rivers SWD #2 | Blackbrush O & G, LLC | 000098630 | 3.9 km | 2,500 | 1,700–3,000 |
| Sinor Wilcox Unit #205 | Merit Energy Company | 000123480 | 8 km | 5,000 | 7,899–8,304 |
| Sinor Wilcox Unit #118 | Merit Energy Company | 000124285 | 8.9 km | 5,000 | 7,793–8,092 |
| Sinor Wilcox Unit #116 | Merit Energy Company | 000123375 | 9.2 km | 5,000 | 7,689–8,189 |
| Sinor Wilcox Unit #117 | Merit Energy Company | 000123376 | 9.3 km | 5,000 | 7,695–8,195 |
| Sinor Wilcox Unit #303 | Merit Energy Company | 000124286 | 9.8 km | 5,000 | 7,696–8,096 |
| Sinor Wilcox Unit #206 | Merit Energy Company | 000123377 | 9.8 km | 5,000 | 7,696–8,196 |
| Sinor Wilcox Unit #115 | Merit Energy Company | 000118953 | 9.9 km | 5,000 | 7,808–8,138 |
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About this data
Event tx2019busl 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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