EARTHQUAKES · WILSON AREA · TX2020RVFF

Magnitude 2.2 10 km WSW of Falls City, Texas

Thursday, September 10, 2020, 7:36:30 AM Central · 2020-09-10 12:36:30 UTC

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake 10 km WSW of Falls City, Texas on September 10, 2020 at 7:36 AM Central, 7.6 km deep, in the Wilson County area.

It is one of 166 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 16 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M4.5.

3 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 5.8 km away and operated by RBR Operating, Inc.; together they hold 55,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

M2.2
ML, reviewed
7.6
km deep · 24,896 ft
16
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
166
M2+ within 10 km, all time
3
active injection wells within 10 km
324
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
28.9460, -98.1180
County area
Wilson County
On a map
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Around it in time and space

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

WhenMagDistanceDepth
Sep 10, 2020, 2:52 AM2.22 km6.7 km
Sep 5, 2020, 9:21 AM2.01.9 km5.8 km
Sep 5, 2020, 3:48 AM2.83.3 km5.0 km
Sep 4, 2020, 9:50 PM2.63.4 km5.0 km
Sep 4, 2020, 8:48 PM2.62.2 km5.0 km
Sep 3, 2020, 6:31 PM2.02.2 km7.6 km
Sep 3, 2020, 10:37 AM2.12.5 km9.6 km
Aug 25, 2020, 8:53 AM2.54.1 km5.0 km
Aug 23, 2020, 10:09 PM2.01.8 km7.0 km
Aug 23, 2020, 9:28 AM2.15.2 km7.7 km
Aug 22, 2020, 9:18 AM2.61.6 km5.0 km
Aug 22, 2020, 8:51 AM2.44.2 km7.3 km

Largest nearby on record: M4.5 on Feb 17, 2024.

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
Holiday #1WRBR Operating, Inc.0000999025.8 km—2,720–2,810
YO Ranch SWD #1Evx Operating LLC0001082956.1 km25,00010,000–11,000
Burris SWD #1Goodnight Midstream Permian, LLC0001055998.7 km30,0005,800–6,800

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

About this data

Event tx2020rvff 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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