EARTHQUAKES · FRIO AREA · TX2024GORM
Magnitude 2.0 6 km SW of Dilley, Texas
Wednesday, April 3, 2024, 4:53:25 AM Central · 2024-04-03 09:53:25 UTC
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake 6 km SW of Dilley, Texas on April 3, 2024 at 4:53 AM Central, 7.8 km deep, in the Frio County area.
It is one of 10 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M2.3.
10 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 3.5 km away and operated by Mid River Midstream LLC; together they hold 187,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
- M2.0
- ML, reviewed
- 7.8
- km deep · 25,742 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 10
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 10
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 125
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 28.6280, -99.2130
- County area
- Frio 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 6, 2025, 2:40 PM | 2.0 | 10 km | 4.6 km |
| Jan 15, 2026, 7:57 PM | 2.2 | 4.2 km | 8.1 km |
| Jan 16, 2026, 7:51 PM | 2.3 | 2 km | 7.2 km |
| Jan 20, 2026, 6:05 PM | 2.0 | 5.2 km | 8.5 km |
| Jan 20, 2026, 10:12 PM | 2.1 | 1.9 km | 3.2 km |
| Feb 2, 2026, 9:37 PM | 2.0 | 4.7 km | 8.3 km |
| Feb 7, 2026, 10:01 PM | 2.1 | 5.3 km | 8.2 km |
| Oct 14, 2026, 8:06 AM | 2.2 | 5 km | 7.4 km |
| Nov 4, 2026, 10:52 PM | 2.0 | 7.5 km | 8.0 km |
Largest nearby on record: M2.3 on Jan 17, 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cat-Dilley SWD #2 | Mid River Midstream LLC | 000104309 | 3.5 km | 10,000 | 5,400–6,000 |
| Krisjenn Ranch SWD #1 | C&e Production, LLC | 000108084 | 3.5 km | 20,000 | 7,900–9,500 |
| Knappick #1 | Rclj Construction, Inc. | 000097872 | 5.8 km | 25,000 | 4,900–6,000 |
| MKS SWD #2 | MKS Services, LLC | 000107811 | 5.8 km | 25,000 | 4,900–6,000 |
| MKS SWD #1 | MKS Services, LLC | 000107810 | 6.1 km | 25,000 | 4,900–6,000 |
| Dilley Unit -A- #1 | First Rock, Inc. | 000104425 | 6.2 km | 25,000 | 4,900–6,000 |
| Dilley-SWD #2A | Tree Operating, LLC | 000106829 | 7.3 km | 25,000 | 4,900–6,000 |
| Lea SWD #1 | NGL Watersolutions Eagleford,llc | 000103966 | 7.6 km | 15,000 | 4,800–6,000 |
| Lea SWD #2 | NGL Watersolutions Eagleford,llc | 000103967 | 7.6 km | 15,000 | 4,800–6,000 |
| Casey Frio B #1 | Mosaic Texas LLC | 000104189 | 9.5 km | 2,000 | 4,050–5,200 |
Disposal in Frio County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
Event tx2024gorm 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/tx2024gorm, documented in the API reference.