EARTHQUAKES · MCMULLEN AREA · TX2019NWTE
Magnitude 2.3 23 km W of Pawnee, Texas
Wednesday, July 17, 2019, 5:38:52 AM Central · 2019-07-17 10:38:52 UTC
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake 23 km W of Pawnee, Texas on July 17, 2019 at 5:38 AM Central, 3.9 km deep, in the McMullen County area.
It is one of 60 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.5.
1 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 4.4 km away and operated by Marathon Oil EF LLC.
- M2.3
- ML, reviewed
- 3.9
- km deep · 12,855 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 60
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 1
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 523
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 28.6810, -98.2360
- County area
- McMullen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2019, 4:01 AM | 2.6 | 0.8 km | 7.0 km |
| Apr 19, 2019, 8:00 AM | 2.0 | 2.1 km | 6.6 km |
| Jan 23, 2019, 12:06 PM | 2.5 | 6.9 km | 8.0 km |
| Dec 18, 2022, 6:19 AM | 2.0 | 4 km | 8.0 km |
| Dec 18, 2022, 3:09 PM | 2.3 | 5.5 km | 6.1 km |
| Dec 18, 2022, 9:58 PM | 2.0 | 5.3 km | 7.5 km |
| Dec 19, 2022, 1:30 AM | 2.4 | 5.1 km | 7.9 km |
| Dec 19, 2022, 1:54 AM | 2.0 | 4.9 km | 6.3 km |
| Dec 21, 2022, 8:54 AM | 2.7 | 5.3 km | 2.3 km |
| Dec 21, 2022, 10:53 AM | 2.2 | 4.7 km | 7.8 km |
| Mar 20, 2023, 3:14 AM | 2.3 | 3.1 km | 6.3 km |
| Mar 21, 2023, 3:04 AM | 2.2 | 4.9 km | 8.8 km |
Largest nearby on record: M3.5 on Apr 8, 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.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guajillo East #71H | Marathon Oil EF LLC | 000124725 | 4.4 km | — | 10,427–11,129 |
Disposal in McMullen County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
Event tx2019nwte 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.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/earthquakes/tx/events/tx2019nwte, documented in the API reference.