EARTHQUAKES · LAVACA AREA · TX2019RPAP

Magnitude 2.1 2 km NNW of Hallettsville, Texas

Saturday, September 7, 2019, 10:26:57 PM Central · 2019-09-08 03:26:57 UTC

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake 2 km NNW of Hallettsville, Texas on September 7, 2019 at 10:26 PM Central, 5.1 km deep, in the Lavaca County area.

It is one of 4 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M2.7.

3 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 3.1 km away and operated by Pro Field Services, Inc.; together they hold 3,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

M2.1
ML, reviewed
5.1
km deep · 16,777 ft
0
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
4
M2+ within 10 km, all time
3
active injection wells within 10 km
60
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
29.4620, -96.9540
County area
Lavaca 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
Aug 24, 2021, 2:54 PM2.61.3 km5.0 km
Jun 17, 2023, 7:27 PM2.32.4 km8.0 km
Oct 25, 2026, 2:54 PM2.77.2 km2.7 km

Largest nearby on record: M2.7 on Oct 25, 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
Hrncir SWD #1Pro Field Services, Inc.0000624513.1 km1,2005,720–6,100
Von Rosenberg, Monte Gas Unit #1DCapital Star Oil & Gas, Inc.0000391963.1 km8003,510–3,680
Dornak, Mike E. #1Capital Star Oil & Gas, Inc.0000888538.4 km1,5003,785–3,920

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

About this data

Event tx2019rpap 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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