EARTHQUAKES · HOWARD AREA · TX2024FEHT
Magnitude 2.4 15 km N of Big Spring, Texas
Thursday, March 14, 2024, 7:08:37 AM Central · 2024-03-14 12:08:37 UTC
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake 15 km N of Big Spring, Texas on March 14, 2024 at 7:08 AM Central, 7.5 km deep, in the Howard County area.
It is one of 4 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; this is the largest of them.
15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1 km away and operated by Mule Kick Operating LLC; together they hold 223,300 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
19 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 165,456 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.4
- ML, reviewed
- 7.5
- km deep · 24,591 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 4
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 904
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 32.3900, -101.4650
- County area
- Howard 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2024, 11:30 PM | 2.4 | 8.4 km | 5.9 km |
| Oct 8, 2023, 2:24 AM | 2.4 | 8.2 km | 8.2 km |
| Jan 15, 2025, 11:01 AM | 2.2 | 6.7 km | 7.1 km |
Largest nearby on record: M2.4 on Jun 10, 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. 19 of these report daily to TexNet: 165K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan, J. B. #4 | Mule Kick Operating LLC | 000081995 | 1 km | 5,000 | 9,829–10,500 |
| Talbot 40 #1 | Mule Kick Operating LLC | 000114754 | 1.7 km | 20,000 | 4,425–5,250 |
| Talbot #3D | Mule Kick Operating LLC | 000067372 | 1.8 km | 10,000 | 9,700–10,277 |
| Clyde 45 #1 | DKL Water Gathering Permian, LLC | 000098636 | 2.2 km | 25,000 | 3,297–4,970 |
| Watters #1 | Hibernia Resources IV, LLC | 000083583 | 2.7 km | 10,000 | 3,150–4,800 |
| 8410 JV-P Watters #1W | Hibernia Resources IV, LLC | 000067376 | 2.7 km | 10,000 | 3,200–4,800 |
| Southeast Luther/Fusselman/ Unit #2801W | Trek Resources, Inc. | 000017040 | 3.3 km | 300 | 9,841–9,854 |
| Beach SWD #1SA | DKL Water Gathering Permian, LLC | 000125142 | 4.2 km | 30,000 | 3,420–4,745 |
| Southeast Luther/Fusselman/ Unit #2102 | Trek Resources, Inc. | 000127675 | 4.2 km | 900 | 9,870–9,900 |
| 8410 JV-P Mayfield #1 | Hibernia Resources IV, LLC | 000085788 | 4.4 km | 10,000 | 3,280–4,740 |
| McNew #2D | Mes Lenorah, LLC | 000118260 | 4.4 km | 20,000 | 2,750–5,000 |
| Sneed 5 #1 | DKL Water Gathering Permian, LLC | 000116497 | 4.5 km | 50,000 | 9,900–11,015 |
| Southeast Luther/Fusselman/ Unit #2103W | Trek Resources, Inc. | 000095884 | 4.6 km | 1,500 | 9,832–9,884 |
| W.R. Satterwhite #1 | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 000103902 | 5.1 km | 600 | 8,580–8,870 |
| Iden #1 | P4 Operating, LLC | 000118362 | 5.7 km | 30,000 | 10,100–10,500 |
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About this data
Event tx2024feht 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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