EARTHQUAKES · JEFF DAVIS AREA · TX2024AVLB
Magnitude 2.3 11 km E of Balmorhea, Texas
Friday, January 12, 2024, 11:26:43 AM Central · 2024-01-12 17:26:43 UTC
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake 11 km E of Balmorhea, Texas on January 12, 2024 at 11:26 AM Central, 1.8 km deep, in the Jeff Davis County area.
It is one of 44 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.2.
4 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 6.1 km away and operated by Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC; together they hold 90,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
- M2.3
- ML, reviewed
- 1.8
- km deep · 6,031 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 44
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 4
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 60
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 30.9850, -103.6260
- County area
- Jeff Davis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2024, 1:02 AM | 2.5 | 1.6 km | 9.9 km |
| Mar 24, 2024, 7:10 AM | 2.1 | 4.1 km | 4.4 km |
| May 19, 2024, 12:22 AM | 2.0 | 6.8 km | 1.4 km |
| Jun 15, 2024, 8:23 AM | 2.1 | 9 km | 5.5 km |
| Aug 9, 2023, 7:07 AM | 2.1 | 7.2 km | 6.0 km |
| Aug 2, 2024, 6:57 PM | 2.0 | 7.3 km | 4.6 km |
| Jun 17, 2023, 6:59 AM | 2.3 | 9.2 km | 4.3 km |
| Apr 22, 2023, 11:43 PM | 2.1 | 6.9 km | 0.7 km |
| Mar 13, 2023, 1:24 AM | 2.2 | 5.3 km | 9.7 km |
| Jan 28, 2023, 6:54 AM | 2.2 | 8.8 km | 10.0 km |
| Jan 16, 2023, 9:57 PM | 2.4 | 9 km | 14.5 km |
| Jan 8, 2023, 3:47 PM | 3.2 | 3 km | 10.7 km |
Largest nearby on record: M3.2 on Jan 8, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist 13-176 SWD #2 | Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC | 000117765 | 6.1 km | 20,000 | 4,950–6,550 |
| Wm ES TX Reeves Co Sswd #1 | Wm Energy Svcs of TX, LLC | 000105736 | 6.5 km | 20,000 | 4,850–7,350 |
| Baptist 13-223 #1 | Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC | 000113258 | 6.9 km | 20,000 | 4,587–6,975 |
| Sea Trek SWD #1 | Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC | 000112619 | 9.2 km | 30,000 | 4,800–7,700 |
Disposal in Jeff Davis County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
Event tx2024avlb 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/tx2024avlb, documented in the API reference.