EARTHQUAKES · WILSON AREA · TX2023NZXT
Magnitude 3.8 19 km E of Pleasanton, Texas
Tuesday, July 18, 2023, 11:22:07 PM Central · 2023-07-19 04:22:07 UTC
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake 19 km E of Pleasanton, Texas on July 18, 2023 at 11:22 PM Central, 8.8 km deep, in the Wilson County area.
It is one of 95 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 1 of them in the thirty days before it; this is the largest of them.
1 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 6.1 km away and operated by Rickaway Energy, Corp.; together they hold 1,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
- M3.8
- ML, reviewed
- 8.8
- km deep · 28,939 ft
- 1
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 95
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 1
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 102
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 28.9670, -98.2820
- County area
- Wilson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2023, 12:47 AM | 3.1 | 0.7 km | 4.6 km |
| Jul 19, 2023, 1:44 AM | 2.4 | 1.3 km | 8.7 km |
| Jul 19, 2023, 12:02 PM | 2.1 | 3.3 km | 5.0 km |
| Jul 19, 2023, 9:16 PM | 2.1 | 0.7 km | 5.5 km |
| Jul 17, 2023, 12:24 PM | 2.0 | 0.8 km | 7.5 km |
| Jul 22, 2023, 8:43 AM | 2.3 | 2.8 km | 6.8 km |
| Jul 22, 2023, 10:12 AM | 2.1 | 3 km | 7.8 km |
| Jul 22, 2023, 2:59 PM | 2.2 | 1.9 km | 7.5 km |
| Jul 22, 2023, 11:24 PM | 2.0 | 2.2 km | 8.0 km |
| Oct 31, 2023, 3:02 AM | 2.3 | 4.1 km | 6.0 km |
| Nov 2, 2023, 12:43 PM | 2.3 | 4.4 km | 5.9 km |
| Nov 5, 2023, 7:23 AM | 2.5 | 4.7 km | 6.7 km |
Largest nearby on record: M3.8 on Nov 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L.S.U. Ferry #5 | Rickaway Energy, Corp. | 000095945 | 6.1 km | 1,000 | 8,108–8,126 |
Disposal in Wilson County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
Event tx2023nzxt 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/tx2023nzxt, documented in the API reference.