EARTHQUAKES · FISHER AREA · TX2024OPID
Magnitude 2.6 16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas
Friday, July 26, 2024, 9:34:40 AM Central · 2024-07-26 14:34:40 UTC
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake 16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas on July 26, 2024 at 9:34 AM Central, 7.6 km deep, in the Fisher County area.
It is one of 359 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 34 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M5.1.
15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1.9 km away and operated by Browning Oil Company, Inc.; together they hold 234,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
14 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 19,645 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.6
- ML, reviewed
- 7.6
- km deep · 25,072 ft
- 34
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 359
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 150
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 32.7660, -100.6680
- County area
- Fisher County
- On a map
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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 | 1.8 km | 8.5 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 9:40 AM | 2.0 | 1.6 km | 7.0 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 9:40 AM | 3.3 | 0.9 km | 4.2 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 9:28 AM | 5.1 | 0.8 km | 3.3 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 9:17 AM | 2.3 | 0.4 km | 7.6 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 9:58 AM | 2.0 | 1.6 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 | 0.7 km | 3.3 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 11:11 AM | 2.5 | 1.2 km | 6.8 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 11:28 AM | 2.1 | 3.2 km | 1.1 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 12:22 PM | 2.2 | 1.2 km | 8.2 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 2:40 PM | 2.9 | 2.6 km | 4.5 km |
Largest nearby on record: M5.1 on Jul 26, 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. 14 of these report daily to TexNet: 19.6K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.L. Garrison #1 | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | 000116511 | 1.9 km | 20,000 | 2,850–3,600 |
| Yellowstone #1WD | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | 000118822 | 2 km | 20,000 | 3,180–3,660 |
| Emily SWD #1D | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | 000118823 | 2 km | 24,500 | 2,850–3,800 |
| Gordon A #1R | Gunn Oil Company | 000109990 | 4.2 km | 2,000 | 3,294–3,450 |
| Camp Springs 31 #1WD | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | 000117703 | 4.5 km | 15,000 | 2,825–3,400 |
| Hogo #1WD | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | 000124944 | 4.9 km | 20,000 | 2,800–3,700 |
| Henderson #2 | Pilot Water Solutions Permianllc | 000116573 | 5.2 km | 25,000 | 3,000–3,800 |
| Taylor #1WD | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | 000119232 | 5.4 km | 15,000 | 3,300–4,000 |
| Steakhouse #1WD | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | 000122137 | 6.1 km | 20,000 | 3,050–3,650 |
| Tutt SWD #1 | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 000118888 | 8.1 km | 20,000 | 2,800–3,400 |
| Strawberry 87 #1D | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | 000124241 | 8.1 km | 20,000 | 3,096–3,859 |
| Mason 85 #1D | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | 000121022 | 8.3 km | 20,000 | 3,247–3,758 |
| Ocho Juan Unit #7010A | O'Ryan Oil and Gas | 000076380 | 8.7 km | 1,000 | 6,099–6,250 |
| Ocho Juan Unit #705 | O'Ryan Oil and Gas | 000007999 | 8.8 km | 2,000 | 5,976–6,174 |
| Dripping Springs #1D | Canan Mowrey Operating, LLC | 000126144 | 8.9 km | 10,000 | 3,200–4,220 |
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About this data
Event tx2024opid 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/tx2024opid, documented in the API reference.