EARTHQUAKES · WILSON AREA · TX2024EZZL

Magnitude 2.9 2 km ESE of Falls City, Texas

Monday, March 11, 2024, 10:21:59 PM Central · 2024-03-12 03:21:59 UTC

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake 2 km ESE of Falls City, Texas on March 11, 2024 at 10:21 PM Central, 7.5 km deep, in the Wilson County area.

It is one of 181 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 48 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M4.5.

6 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 4.8 km away and operated by Britanco, L.L.C.; together they hold 56,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

2 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 16,354 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.9
ML, reviewed
7.5
km deep · 24,523 ft
48
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
181
M2+ within 10 km, all time
6
active injection wells within 10 km
592
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
28.9710, -97.9900
County area
Wilson County
On a map
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Catalog
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Around it in time and space

M2+ events within 10 km, nearest in time first.

WhenMagDistanceDepth
Mar 12, 2024, 1:06 AM2.83.3 km7.1 km
Mar 11, 2024, 5:11 PM2.81 km7.1 km
Mar 13, 2024, 10:34 AM2.60.4 km7.2 km
Mar 14, 2024, 3:06 AM2.22.5 km7.2 km
Mar 14, 2024, 9:21 AM2.42.8 km7.7 km
Mar 9, 2024, 9:03 AM2.30.4 km7.7 km
Mar 14, 2024, 8:39 PM2.13.1 km7.4 km
Mar 4, 2024, 1:30 PM2.13.8 km7.2 km
Mar 4, 2024, 1:27 PM2.24 km7.6 km
Mar 20, 2024, 12:22 PM2.10.8 km7.7 km
Mar 2, 2024, 9:09 AM2.50.6 km7.7 km
Mar 24, 2024, 4:18 AM2.91.8 km7.4 km

Largest nearby on record: M4.5 on Feb 17, 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. 2 of these report daily to TexNet: 16.4K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Olinick, Jerome #151Britanco, L.L.C.0000016144.8 km6,0001,600–1,675
Falls City Unit #135Britanco, L.L.C.0000016114.8 km5,0005,530–5,658
Karnes SWD #2Estate of James L. Nelson0001168196.7 km12,5005,600–7,300
Maurer, Boone #2Rio-Tex, Inc.0000926277.7 km5,0004,281–5,006
Falls City SWD #1Pilot Water Solutions SWD LLC0001021468.5 km25,0006,500–7,500
Hysaw-Hobson #3AJaybird Operating, LLC0000776129 km3,0004,007–4,009

Disposal in Wilson County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →

About this data

Event tx2024ezzl 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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