EARTHQUAKES · MAVERICK AREA · TX2021QDBA
Magnitude 2.6 2 km WSW of El Indio, Texas
Wednesday, August 18, 2021, 3:29:25 AM Central · 2021-08-18 08:29:25 UTC
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake 2 km WSW of El Indio, Texas on August 18, 2021 at 3:29 AM Central, 8.4 km deep, in the Maverick County area.
It is one of 11 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.4.
1 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 6.1 km away and operated by Infinite Energy Solutions, LLC; together they hold 20,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
- M2.6
- ML, reviewed
- 8.4
- km deep · 27,607 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 11
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 1
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 5
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 28.5040, -100.3380
- County area
- Maverick 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2021, 1:20 AM | 2.0 | 4.8 km | 3.0 km |
| Jun 17, 2021, 10:10 PM | 3.1 | 2.7 km | 2.1 km |
| Oct 30, 2021, 7:46 PM | 3.1 | 5 km | 3.7 km |
| May 30, 2021, 3:15 AM | 2.4 | 5 km | 5.7 km |
| Jan 3, 2022, 11:58 PM | 2.3 | 5.3 km | 3.1 km |
| Feb 26, 2021, 7:01 PM | 3.0 | 4.6 km | 9.4 km |
| Feb 18, 2021, 1:37 AM | 3.3 | 8.1 km | 6.7 km |
| Feb 16, 2021, 3:14 AM | 2.5 | 4 km | 10.5 km |
| Feb 20, 2022, 1:13 PM | 3.4 | 3.7 km | 3.0 km |
| Apr 13, 2023, 4:15 PM | 2.7 | 9.3 km | 8.7 km |
Largest nearby on record: M3.4 on Feb 20, 2022.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary B #3 H | Infinite Energy Solutions, LLC | 000117930 | 6.1 km | 20,000 | 2,100–2,425 |
Disposal in Maverick County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
Event tx2021qdba 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/tx2021qdba, documented in the API reference.