EARTHQUAKES · WILSON AREA · TX2019DSGO

Magnitude 2.7 16 km ENE of Falls City, Texas

Friday, February 22, 2019, 10:22:21 AM Central · 2019-02-22 16:22:21 UTC

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake 16 km ENE of Falls City, Texas on February 22, 2019 at 10:22 AM Central, 7.6 km deep, in the Wilson County area.

It is one of 148 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M4.6.

6 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 5.8 km away and operated by Evx Operating LLC; together they hold 126,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

6 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 49,395 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.7
ML, reviewed
7.6
km deep · 24,937 ft
0
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
148
M2+ within 10 km, all time
6
active injection wells within 10 km
747
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
29.0460, -97.8660
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
Mar 12, 2019, 9:36 PM2.14.5 km6.8 km
Mar 16, 2019, 3:55 PM2.84.8 km7.4 km
Mar 16, 2019, 4:07 PM2.14.6 km7.2 km
Mar 17, 2019, 2:54 AM2.13.5 km7.4 km
Mar 17, 2019, 3:47 AM2.33.6 km6.6 km
Mar 18, 2019, 7:49 AM2.23.7 km7.1 km
Mar 20, 2019, 12:40 PM2.04.6 km6.9 km
Mar 21, 2019, 1:23 PM2.54.1 km7.0 km
Mar 23, 2019, 5:28 AM2.94.8 km5.0 km
Mar 23, 2019, 5:45 AM2.03.4 km7.5 km
Apr 2, 2019, 1:07 PM2.03.1 km8.0 km
Dec 22, 2018, 11:08 AM2.05.7 km7.4 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. 6 of these report daily to TexNet: 49.4K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
J. P. Wright #1Evx Operating LLC0001092475.8 km20,0005,500–7,200
Karnes SWD #1Crosstex Environmental STX, LLC0001017187 km40,0005,400–7,100
Karnes SWD #1Pilot Water Solutions SWD LLC0001040277.5 km25,0005,400–7,100
Skloss, Emil -SWD- #12 D Oil & Gas LLC0000460648.2 km4,0004,868–4,988
Helena SWD #1Pilot Water Solutions SWD LLC0001049808.7 km25,0006,840–7,650
Karnes SWD #2Estate of James L. Nelson0001168199 km12,5005,600–7,300

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

About this data

Event tx2019dsgo 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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