EARTHQUAKES · FISHER AREA · TX2024OPJI
Magnitude 2.0 16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas
Friday, July 26, 2024, 9:58:37 AM Central · 2024-07-26 14:58:37 UTC
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake 16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas on July 26, 2024 at 9:58 AM Central, 5.8 km deep, in the Fisher County area.
It is one of 352 M2+ events TexNet has located within 10 km of this spot, 37 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 2.2 km away and operated by Humble Expl Co., Inc; together they hold 234,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
13 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 19,008 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.0
- ML, reviewed
- 5.8
- km deep · 19,145 ft
- 37
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 352
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 142
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 32.7690, -100.6850
- 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, 9:40 AM | 3.3 | 2.4 km | 4.2 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 9:40 AM | 2.0 | 3.2 km | 7.0 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 10:21 AM | 2.2 | 2 km | 1.1 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 9:34 AM | 2.6 | 1.6 km | 7.6 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 9:32 AM | 3.0 | 1.9 km | 8.5 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 9:28 AM | 5.1 | 2.5 km | 3.3 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 9:17 AM | 2.3 | 2 km | 7.6 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 10:44 AM | 2.7 | 2.3 km | 3.3 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 11:11 AM | 2.5 | 2.4 km | 6.8 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 11:28 AM | 2.1 | 1.7 km | 1.1 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 12:22 PM | 2.2 | 1.1 km | 8.2 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 2:40 PM | 2.9 | 1 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. 13 of these report daily to TexNet: 19K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowstone #1WD | Humble Expl Co., Inc | 000118822 | 2.2 km | 20,000 | 3,180–3,660 |
| B.L. Garrison #1 | Humble Expl Co., Inc | 000116511 | 2.8 km | 20,000 | 2,850–3,600 |
| Emily SWD #1D | Walsh & Watts, Inc | 000118823 | 3.5 km | 24,500 | 2,850–3,800 |
| Taylor #1WD | Humble Expl Co., Inc | 000119232 | 4.2 km | 15,000 | 3,300–4,000 |
| Henderson #2 | Pilot Water Solutions Permianllc | 000116573 | 4.7 km | 25,000 | 3,000–3,800 |
| Gordon A #1R | Gunn Oil Co | 000109990 | 5.8 km | 2,000 | 3,294–3,450 |
| Camp Springs 31 #1WD | Humble Expl Co., Inc | 000117703 | 6.1 km | 15,000 | 2,825–3,400 |
| Steakhouse #1WD | Humble Expl Co., Inc | 000122137 | 6.1 km | 20,000 | 3,050–3,650 |
| Hogo #1WD | Walsh & Watts, Inc | 000124944 | 6.5 km | 20,000 | 2,800–3,700 |
| Dripping Springs #1D | Canan Mowrey Oper, LLC | 000126144 | 8.1 km | 10,000 | 3,200–4,220 |
| Strawberry 87 #1D | Walsh & Watts, Inc | 000124241 | 8.7 km | 20,000 | 3,096–3,859 |
| Ocho Juan Unit #7010A | O'Ryan Oil and Gas | 000076380 | 8.8 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 |
| Mason 85 #1D | Walsh & Watts, Inc | 000121022 | 9.5 km | 20,000 | 3,247–3,758 |
| Tutt SWD #1 | Sojourner Drlg. Corp | 000118888 | 9.6 km | 20,000 | 2,800–3,400 |
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About this data
TexNet catalog event tx2024opji, 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/tx2024opji, documented in the API reference.