EARTHQUAKES · KENT AREA · TX2024EPYA
Magnitude 2.0 21 km SW of Girard, Texas
Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 9:19:18 AM Central · 2024-03-06 15:19:18 UTC
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake 21 km SW of Girard, Texas on March 6, 2024 at 9:19 AM Central, 6.5 km deep, in the Kent County area.
It is one of 4 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.1.
15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1.1 km away and operated by OXY USA WTP LP; together they hold 163,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
- M2.0
- ML, reviewed
- 6.5
- km deep · 21,227 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 4
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 73
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 33.2350, -100.8350
- County area
- Kent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2025, 9:41 AM | 2.3 | 6 km | 7.1 km |
| Sep 22, 2022, 6:47 AM | 2.2 | 5.8 km | 5.6 km |
| Jul 22, 2022, 2:37 AM | 3.1 | 5.8 km | 8.0 km |
Largest nearby on record: M3.1 on Jul 22, 2022.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Creek Field Unit #F312W | OXY USA WTP LP | 000057958 | 1.1 km | 9,000 | 6,100–7,000 |
| Salt Creek Field Unit #F 33A | OXY USA WTP LP | 000074452 | 1.5 km | 10,000 | 6,100–6,800 |
| Salt Creek Field Unit #H 75 | OXY USA WTP LP | 000105358 | 1.6 km | 12,000 | 6,000–7,000 |
| Salt Creek Field Unit #F 39W | OXY USA WTP LP | 000057959 | 1.6 km | 9,000 | 5,900–6,900 |
| Salt Creek Field Unit #F310W | OXY USA WTP LP | 000059690 | 1.7 km | 12,000 | 6,150–6,800 |
| Salt Creek Field Unit #F224W | OXY USA WTP LP | 000072825 | 1.8 km | 12,000 | 6,150–6,800 |
| Salt Creek Field Unit #F 38AW | OXY USA WTP LP | 000092255 | 1.8 km | 12,000 | 6,000–6,870 |
| Salt Creek Field Unit #F211W | OXY USA WTP LP | 000053694 | 1.8 km | 12,000 | 6,150–6,800 |
| Salt Creek Field Unit #H 73W | OXY USA WTP LP | 000053693 | 1.8 km | 12,000 | 6,150–6,800 |
| Salt Creek Field Unit #F 32W | OXY USA WTP LP | 000072802 | 2 km | 9,000 | 6,150–6,800 |
| Salt Creek Field Unit #F222W | OXY USA WTP LP | 000074451 | 2.1 km | 9,000 | 6,150–6,800 |
| Salt Creek Field Unit #C752W | OXY USA WTP LP | 000107439 | 2.1 km | 9,000 | 6,100–7,000 |
| Salt Creek Field Unit #F311W | OXY USA WTP LP | 000057957 | 2.2 km | 12,000 | 6,000–6,900 |
| Salt Creek Field Unit #C751W | OXY USA WTP LP | 000053698 | 2.2 km | 12,000 | 6,150–6,800 |
| Salt Creek Field Unit #F212W | OXY USA WTP LP | 000059688 | 2.2 km | 12,000 | 6,150–6,800 |
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About this data
Event tx2024epya 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/tx2024epya, documented in the API reference.