EARTHQUAKES · FRIO AREA · TX2019HDMJ

Magnitude 2.0 7 km ESE of Dilley, Texas

Friday, April 12, 2019, 7:24:21 AM Central · 2019-04-12 12:24:21 UTC

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake 7 km ESE of Dilley, Texas on April 12, 2019 at 7:24 AM Central, 8.3 km deep, in the Frio County area.

It is one of 24 M2+ events TexNet has located within 10 km of this spot, 2 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.6.

4 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 7.1 km away and operated by C&e Prod, LLC; together they hold 59,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

M2.0
ML, reviewed
8.3
km deep · 27,146 ft
2
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
24
M2+ within 10 km, all time
4
active injection wells within 10 km
116
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
28.6320, -99.1060
County area
Frio County
On a map
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Catalog
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Around it in time and space

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

WhenMagDistanceDepth
Mar 19, 2019, 5:31 PM2.18.7 km1.2 km
Mar 13, 2019, 1:56 PM2.06 km2.0 km
Feb 18, 2019, 3:13 AM2.09.7 km5.1 km
Feb 15, 2019, 9:47 PM2.12.6 km8.0 km
Feb 5, 2019, 4:12 PM2.34 km2.4 km
Oct 31, 2024, 6:07 PM2.57.9 km6.0 km
Nov 9, 2024, 1:10 AM2.73.3 km6.9 km
Nov 21, 2024, 9:38 AM2.96.8 km4.8 km
Feb 8, 2025, 11:59 PM2.29.2 km8.0 km
May 6, 2025, 10:42 AM2.08.8 km7.6 km
May 6, 2025, 2:40 PM2.08.2 km4.6 km
May 8, 2025, 11:26 PM2.48.1 km5.6 km

Largest nearby on record: M3.6 on Jul 12, 2026.

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.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Krisjenn Ranch SWD #1C&e Prod, LLC0001080847.1 km20,0007,900–9,500
Cat-Dilley SWD #2Mid River Midstream LLC0001043097.6 km10,0005,400–6,000
Dilley Unit -A- #1First Rock, Inc0001044258.4 km25,0004,900–6,000
Lonestar Operating SWD #1FW Eagle Ford I, LLC0001146169.3 km4,0008,341–8,949

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

About this data

TexNet catalog event tx2019hdmj, as published by the 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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