EARTHQUAKES · FISHER AREA · TX2024OPHU
Magnitude 5.1 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas
Friday, July 26, 2024, 9:28:29 AM Central · 2024-07-26 14:28:29 UTC
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas on July 26, 2024 at 9:28 AM Central, 3.3 km deep, in the Fisher County area.
It is one of 359 M2+ events TexNet has located within 10 km of this spot, 32 of them in the thirty days before it; this is the largest of them.
15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1.2 km away and operated by Walsh & Watts, Inc; together they hold 262,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
15 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 22,238 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M5.1
- ML, reviewed
- 3.3
- km deep · 10,814 ft
- 32
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 359
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 158
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 32.7660, -100.6590
- County area
- Fisher County
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Around it in time and space
M2+ events within 10 km, nearest in time first.
| When | Mag | Distance | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2024, 9:32 AM | 3.0 | 2.4 km | 8.5 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 9:34 AM | 2.6 | 0.8 km | 7.6 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 9:17 AM | 2.3 | 0.5 km | 7.6 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 9:40 AM | 2.0 | 0.9 km | 7.0 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 9:40 AM | 3.3 | 0.3 km | 4.2 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 9:58 AM | 2.0 | 2.5 km | 5.8 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 10:21 AM | 2.2 | 0.9 km | 1.1 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 10:44 AM | 2.7 | 0.5 km | 3.3 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 11:11 AM | 2.5 | 1.4 km | 6.8 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 11:28 AM | 2.1 | 4 km | 1.1 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 12:22 PM | 2.2 | 2 km | 8.2 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 2:40 PM | 2.9 | 3.5 km | 4.5 km |
Largest nearby on record: M4.9 on Jul 23, 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. 15 of these report daily to TexNet: 22.2K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily SWD #1D | Walsh & Watts, Inc | 000118823 | 1.2 km | 24,500 | 2,850–3,800 |
| B.L. Garrison #1 | Humble Expl Co., Inc | 000116511 | 2.1 km | 20,000 | 2,850–3,600 |
| Yellowstone #1WD | Humble Expl Co., Inc | 000118822 | 2.5 km | 20,000 | 3,180–3,660 |
| Gordon A #1R | Gunn Oil Co | 000109990 | 3.6 km | 2,000 | 3,294–3,450 |
| Camp Springs 31 #1WD | Humble Expl Co., Inc | 000117703 | 3.7 km | 15,000 | 2,825–3,400 |
| Hogo #1WD | Walsh & Watts, Inc | 000124944 | 4 km | 20,000 | 2,800–3,700 |
| Henderson #2 | Pilot Water Solutions Permianllc | 000116573 | 5.8 km | 25,000 | 3,000–3,800 |
| Taylor #1WD | Humble Expl Co., Inc | 000119232 | 6.2 km | 15,000 | 3,300–4,000 |
| Steakhouse #1WD | Humble Expl Co., Inc | 000122137 | 6.5 km | 20,000 | 3,050–3,650 |
| Tutt SWD #1 | Sojourner Drlg. Corp | 000118888 | 7.3 km | 20,000 | 2,800–3,400 |
| Mason 85 #1D | Walsh & Watts, Inc | 000121022 | 7.9 km | 20,000 | 3,247–3,758 |
| Strawberry 87 #1D | Walsh & Watts, Inc | 000124241 | 8.1 km | 20,000 | 3,096–3,859 |
| Lonesome Dove WD #1 | Humble Expl Co., Inc | 000125157 | 8.3 km | 20,000 | 2,800–3,300 |
| Don Gruben 58 SWD #1 | Humble Expl Co., Inc | 000124638 | 8.4 km | 20,000 | 4,280–4,550 |
| Ocho Juan Unit #7010A | O'Ryan Oil and Gas | 000076380 | 8.6 km | 1,000 | 6,099–6,250 |
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About this data
TexNet catalog event tx2024ophu, as published by the 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/tx2024ophu, documented in the API reference.