EARTHQUAKES · GOLIAD AREA · TX2023QBXP
Magnitude 2.3 0 km SE of Nordheim, Texas
Thursday, August 17, 2023, 12:37:34 PM Central · 2023-08-17 17:37:34 UTC
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake 0 km SE of Nordheim, Texas on August 17, 2023 at 12:37 PM Central, 3.6 km deep, in the Goliad County area.
It is one of 38 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.9.
4 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 4.9 km away and operated by Petro Waste Environmental LP; together they hold 80,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
- M2.3
- ML, reviewed
- 3.6
- km deep · 11,833 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 38
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 4
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 546
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 28.9450, -97.6350
- County area
- Goliad 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 18, 2023, 12:14 AM | 2.9 | 0.8 km | 4.1 km |
| Aug 18, 2023, 8:18 AM | 2.4 | 0.7 km | 4.0 km |
| Aug 19, 2023, 9:19 AM | 2.1 | 2.9 km | 7.0 km |
| Aug 21, 2023, 9:46 PM | 2.6 | 0.5 km | 4.0 km |
| Sep 1, 2023, 7:11 AM | 2.9 | 2.4 km | 6.8 km |
| Oct 7, 2023, 10:19 AM | 2.2 | 3.5 km | 4.7 km |
| Oct 9, 2023, 8:59 AM | 3.9 | 2.5 km | 4.5 km |
| Jul 28, 2024, 4:34 AM | 2.0 | 1.4 km | 4.7 km |
| Jul 29, 2024, 4:52 PM | 2.3 | 1.5 km | 4.7 km |
| Aug 16, 2024, 10:41 PM | 2.0 | 0.2 km | 4.8 km |
| Jul 12, 2022, 4:55 AM | 2.6 | 7.5 km | 3.7 km |
| Jul 12, 2022, 3:39 AM | 2.6 | 8.3 km | 5.3 km |
Largest nearby on record: M3.9 on Oct 9, 2023.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wm ES Hohn RD SWD NO #1 | Petro Waste Environmental LP | 000125378 | 4.9 km | 15,000 | 5,500–7,700 |
| D'laine SWD #2 | KB Shaw, LLC | 000101248 | 4.9 km | 20,000 | 3,600–4,500 |
| Yorktown West 72 SWD #1 | Evx Operating LLC | 000104493 | 7.4 km | 20,000 | 6,600–8,000 |
| Rooster SWD #1 | Goodnight Midstream Permian, LLC | 000118564 | 8.6 km | 25,000 | 6,100–10,000 |
Disposal in Goliad County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
Event tx2023qbxp 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/tx2023qbxp, documented in the API reference.