EARTHQUAKES · POTTER AREA · TX2023PDUR
Magnitude 2.0 15 km NE of Amarillo, Texas
Friday, August 4, 2023, 7:53:53 AM Central · 2023-08-04 12:53:53 UTC
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake 15 km NE of Amarillo, Texas on August 4, 2023 at 7:53 AM Central, 5.8 km deep, in the Potter County area.
It is one of 10 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.7.
No active injection or disposal well is permitted within 10 km.
- M2.0
- ML, reviewed
- 5.8
- km deep · 19,016 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 10
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 0
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 5
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 35.3110, -101.6973
- County area
- Potter 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 4, 2023, 8:33 AM | 2.3 | 1.2 km | 5.5 km |
| Aug 14, 2023, 11:45 AM | 3.4 | 0.6 km | 6.8 km |
| Aug 24, 2023, 5:31 AM | 2.3 | 0.7 km | 5.6 km |
| Jul 15, 2024, 8:39 PM | 2.1 | 6.7 km | 8.2 km |
| May 21, 2025, 5:16 PM | 2.6 | 5 km | 6.7 km |
| Jan 10, 2026, 2:33 AM | 2.8 | 0.7 km | 5.6 km |
| Jan 12, 2026, 3:41 PM | 2.7 | 7.2 km | 8.6 km |
| May 7, 2026, 5:04 PM | 2.1 | 10 km | 3.2 km |
| Oct 20, 2018, 8:04 AM | 3.7 | 5.8 km | 5.0 km |
Largest nearby on record: M3.7 on Oct 20, 2018.
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.
No active injection or disposal well is permitted within 10 km of the epicenter.
Disposal in Potter County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
Event tx2023pdur 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/tx2023pdur, documented in the API reference.