EARTHQUAKES · LIVE OAK AREA · TX2023PIHT
Magnitude 2.1 26 km NW of Pawnee, Texas
Sunday, August 6, 2023, 7:03:00 PM Central · 2023-08-07 00:03:00 UTC
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake 26 km NW of Pawnee, Texas on August 6, 2023 at 7:03 PM Central, 6.6 km deep, in the Live Oak County area.
It is one of 63 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.6.
8 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 3.9 km away and operated by Pilot Water Solutions SWD LLC; together they hold 150,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
1 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 829 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.1
- ML, reviewed
- 6.6
- km deep · 21,610 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 63
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 8
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 350
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 28.8100, -98.2070
- County area
- Live Oak 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.
| When | Mag | Distance | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2023, 6:12 AM | 2.3 | 2.9 km | 6.9 km |
| Sep 28, 2023, 6:57 AM | 2.8 | 7.8 km | 8.3 km |
| Apr 22, 2024, 6:13 AM | 2.3 | 1.3 km | 4.4 km |
| Apr 23, 2024, 3:05 AM | 2.8 | 0.9 km | 9.6 km |
| Aug 15, 2024, 6:15 AM | 2.1 | 7.7 km | 6.8 km |
| Aug 15, 2024, 6:24 AM | 2.0 | 8 km | 8.3 km |
| Aug 15, 2024, 10:09 AM | 2.2 | 9.3 km | 7.1 km |
| Aug 16, 2024, 1:43 AM | 2.2 | 7.7 km | 8.0 km |
| Aug 16, 2024, 10:43 AM | 2.7 | 7 km | 6.9 km |
| Aug 17, 2024, 10:27 PM | 2.0 | 6.7 km | 7.2 km |
| Sep 23, 2024, 9:21 AM | 2.4 | 9.8 km | 5.2 km |
| Sep 23, 2024, 5:13 PM | 3.3 | 10 km | 5.1 km |
Largest nearby on record: M3.6 on Jan 6, 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. 1 of these report daily to TexNet: 829 bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerold SWD #1 | Pilot Water Solutions SWD LLC | 000107012 | 3.9 km | 25,000 | 5,650–6,650 |
| Schumann et al Gas Unit 3 SWD #2 | XTO Energy Inc. | 000104403 | 4.6 km | 10,000 | 6,030–6,550 |
| Richter,h. E. #2 | J & D Logistics Inc | 000081322 | 4.8 km | 25,000 | 6,304–6,560 |
| Atascosa SWD #2 | Milestone Enviro Services, LLC | 000114007 | 5.3 km | 10,000 | 5,850–6,800 |
| Atascosa SWD #3 | Milestone Enviro Services, LLC | 000124516 | 5.3 km | 10,000 | 5,850–6,800 |
| FF Fashing SWD #1A | Evx Operating LLC | 000105713 | 7.6 km | 25,000 | 6,000–6,600 |
| Rsi Atascosa SWD #2 | South Texas Oilfield Sol, LLC | 000109542 | 7.8 km | 20,000 | 5,500–6,150 |
| Rsi Atascosa SWD #1 | South Texas Oilfield Sol, LLC | 000104141 | 7.9 km | 25,000 | 5,500–6,150 |
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About this data
Event tx2023piht 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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