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EARTHQUAKES · HOWARD AREA · TX2022PSVR

Magnitude 2.0 10 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas

Friday, August 12, 2022, 1:25:47 PM Central · 2022-08-12 18:25:47 UTC

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake 10 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas on August 12, 2022 at 1:25 PM Central, 6.3 km deep, in the Howard County area.

It is one of 42 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M4.3.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 0.9 km away and operated by Basa Resources, Inc.; together they hold 14,900 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

M2.0
ML, reviewed
6.3
km deep · 20,781 ft
0
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
42
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
102
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
32.3190, -101.1117
County area
Howard 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
Sep 30, 2022, 3:04 AM2.87.4 km7.9 km
Sep 30, 2022, 8:16 AM2.48.2 km10.0 km
Feb 4, 2023, 5:55 AM2.07.6 km7.0 km
Feb 4, 2023, 9:41 AM2.37.4 km8.5 km
Sep 18, 2023, 8:10 PM2.31.2 km8.7 km
Sep 18, 2023, 10:07 PM2.31 km9.0 km
Oct 12, 2023, 10:27 PM2.82.3 km12.0 km
Jan 17, 2024, 8:31 PM2.16.7 km8.7 km
Mar 1, 2024, 7:11 AM2.17.2 km5.0 km
Mar 1, 2024, 10:07 AM2.56.2 km8.5 km
Mar 3, 2024, 3:07 AM2.15.8 km4.9 km
Jun 5, 2024, 4:45 AM2.37.1 km8.4 km

Largest nearby on record: M4.3 on Oct 12, 2025.

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
Brennand #28WBasa Resources, Inc.0000979400.9 km1,2002,300–3,300
Foster, W. L., Estate #38WBaylor Operating, LLC0000577990.9 km1,0002,430–3,400
Biegel #7WBasa Resources, Inc.0000906150.9 km1,0002,406–3,550
Biegel #6WBasa Resources, Inc.0000906141 km1,0002,398–3,550
Brennand #29WBasa Resources, Inc.0000979411 km1,2002,300–3,300
Foster, W. L., Estate #32WBaylor Operating, LLC0000577931.2 km1,0002,416–3,400
E. H. Brown -B- #47WBasa Resources, Inc.0000903641.2 km1,0002,406–3,400
E. H. Brown -A- #40WBasa Resources, Inc.0000903781.2 km1,0002,414–3,400
E. H. Brown -A- #51WBasa Resources, Inc.0000903801.3 km1,0002,427–3,405
Foster, W. L., Estate #1WBaylor Operating, LLC0000461921.3 km8002,781–3,376
Brennand #9Basa Resources, Inc.0000486091.4 km5002,914–3,192
E. H. Brown -A- #57WBasa Resources, Inc.0000979771.4 km1,2002,300–3,300
E. H. Brown -B- #43WBasa Resources, Inc.0000900231.4 km1,0002,394–3,371
E. H. Brown -A- #50WBasa Resources, Inc.0000903791.5 km1,0002,446–3,425
E. H. Brown -A- #34WBasa Resources, Inc.0000900531.5 km1,0002,510–3,405

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About this data

Event tx2022psvr 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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