EARTHQUAKES · MCMULLEN AREA · TX2023FUTB
Magnitude 2.0 21 km NE of Tilden, Texas
Friday, March 24, 2023, 7:01:07 AM Central · 2023-03-24 12:01:07 UTC
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake 21 km NE of Tilden, Texas on March 24, 2023 at 7:01 AM Central, 7.3 km deep, in the McMullen County area.
It is one of 20 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M2.9.
3 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 4.8 km away and operated by Petrotx Operating, LLC; together they hold 5,800 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
- M2.0
- ML, reviewed
- 7.3
- km deep · 23,857 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 20
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 3
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 313
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 28.5770, -98.3720
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2023, 12:33 PM | 2.5 | 3.4 km | 6.5 km |
| Nov 13, 2023, 2:14 AM | 2.0 | 1.8 km | 5.4 km |
| Nov 13, 2023, 5:11 AM | 2.0 | 3.9 km | 4.0 km |
| May 25, 2024, 7:29 AM | 2.2 | 9.5 km | 8.2 km |
| Sep 3, 2024, 4:22 PM | 2.0 | 3.4 km | 6.3 km |
| Sep 6, 2024, 2:05 PM | 2.1 | 3.9 km | 6.7 km |
| Sep 7, 2024, 7:45 AM | 2.6 | 3.4 km | 6.4 km |
| Sep 13, 2024, 11:37 PM | 2.3 | 4.9 km | 4.1 km |
| Sep 14, 2024, 1:34 AM | 2.0 | 4.4 km | 6.7 km |
| Sep 21, 2024, 10:16 AM | 2.9 | 3.5 km | 6.5 km |
| Sep 27, 2024, 2:14 AM | 2.1 | 2.5 km | 6.4 km |
| Nov 4, 2024, 8:44 PM | 2.2 | 1.8 km | 6.5 km |
Largest nearby on record: M2.9 on Sep 21, 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.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrill #1R | Petrotx Operating, LLC | 000095974 | 4.8 km | 5,000 | 6,284–6,346 |
| Lark #23 | Texas Secondary Oil Corporation | 000105257 | 5.7 km | 500 | 820–1,114 |
| Peeler, Graves #4 | Thalmann Oilfield | 000095555 | 7 km | 300 | 6,446–6,456 |
Disposal in McMullen County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
Event tx2023futb 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/tx2023futb, documented in the API reference.