EARTHQUAKES · WILSON AREA · TX2023VRTL
Magnitude 2.5 20 km ESE of Pleasanton, Texas
Sunday, November 5, 2023, 7:23:33 AM Central · 2023-11-05 13:23:33 UTC
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake 20 km ESE of Pleasanton, Texas on November 5, 2023 at 7:23 AM Central, 6.7 km deep, in the Wilson County area.
It is one of 112 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 4 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.8.
4 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 5.7 km away and operated by Rickaway Energy, Corp.; together they hold 26,600 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
- M2.5
- ML, reviewed
- 6.7
- km deep · 22,091 ft
- 4
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 112
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 4
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 142
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 28.9260, -98.2700
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2023, 12:43 PM | 2.3 | 0.7 km | 5.9 km |
| Oct 31, 2023, 3:02 AM | 2.3 | 2.1 km | 6.0 km |
| Nov 11, 2023, 11:29 PM | 2.0 | 7.6 km | 7.5 km |
| Oct 23, 2023, 6:57 PM | 2.1 | 9.5 km | 6.3 km |
| Oct 12, 2023, 4:28 AM | 2.1 | 9.6 km | 6.8 km |
| Feb 18, 2024, 2:56 AM | 2.0 | 6.8 km | 8.1 km |
| Jul 22, 2023, 11:24 PM | 2.0 | 4.2 km | 8.0 km |
| Jul 22, 2023, 2:59 PM | 2.2 | 4.2 km | 7.5 km |
| Jul 22, 2023, 10:12 AM | 2.1 | 2.9 km | 7.8 km |
| Feb 19, 2024, 6:35 AM | 2.0 | 7.9 km | 9.2 km |
| Jul 22, 2023, 8:43 AM | 2.3 | 3.2 km | 6.8 km |
| Feb 20, 2024, 8:46 PM | 2.1 | 6.5 km | 7.0 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 | 5.7 km | 1,000 | 8,108–8,126 |
| Kinsel "B" #1 | Flat Top Operating, LLC | 000090646 | 6.6 km | 600 | 5,390–5,460 |
| Holiday #1W | RBR Operating, Inc. | 000099902 | 9.2 km | — | 2,720–2,810 |
| YO Ranch SWD #1 | Evx Operating LLC | 000108295 | 9.8 km | 25,000 | 10,000–11,000 |
Disposal in Wilson County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
Event tx2023vrtl 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/tx2023vrtl, documented in the API reference.