EARTHQUAKES · FISHER AREA · TX2024OPSC
Magnitude 2.9 15 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas
Friday, July 26, 2024, 2:40:36 PM Central · 2024-07-26 19:40:36 UTC
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake 15 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas on July 26, 2024 at 2:40 PM Central, 4.5 km deep, in the Fisher County area.
It is one of 352 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 43 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M5.1.
13 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 2.6 km away and operated by Browning Oil Company, Inc.; together they hold 194,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
11 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 11,482 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.9
- ML, reviewed
- 4.5
- km deep · 14,659 ft
- 43
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 352
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 13
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 132
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 32.7680, -100.6960
- County area
- Fisher County
- On a map
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- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2024, 4:57 PM | 2.1 | 7.1 km | 1.1 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 12:22 PM | 2.2 | 1.8 km | 8.2 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 11:28 AM | 2.1 | 1.3 km | 1.1 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 11:11 AM | 2.5 | 3.2 km | 6.8 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 10:44 AM | 2.7 | 3.2 km | 3.3 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 10:21 AM | 2.2 | 3 km | 1.1 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 9:58 AM | 2.0 | 1 km | 5.8 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 7:24 PM | 2.1 | 2.6 km | 6.3 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 9:40 AM | 3.3 | 3.5 km | 4.2 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 9:40 AM | 2.0 | 4.1 km | 7.0 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 9:34 AM | 2.6 | 2.6 km | 7.6 km |
| Jul 26, 2024, 9:32 AM | 3.0 | 2.3 km | 8.5 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. 11 of these report daily to TexNet: 11.5K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowstone #1WD | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | 000118822 | 2.6 km | 20,000 | 3,180–3,660 |
| Taylor #1WD | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | 000119232 | 3.3 km | 15,000 | 3,300–4,000 |
| B.L. Garrison #1 | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | 000116511 | 3.4 km | 20,000 | 2,850–3,600 |
| Henderson #2 | Pilot Water Solutions Permianllc | 000116573 | 4.3 km | 25,000 | 3,000–3,800 |
| Emily SWD #1D | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | 000118823 | 4.6 km | 24,500 | 2,850–3,800 |
| Steakhouse #1WD | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | 000122137 | 6 km | 20,000 | 3,050–3,650 |
| Gordon A #1R | Gunn Oil Company | 000109990 | 6.6 km | 2,000 | 3,294–3,450 |
| Camp Springs 31 #1WD | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | 000117703 | 7.1 km | 15,000 | 2,825–3,400 |
| Hogo #1WD | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | 000124944 | 7.5 km | 20,000 | 2,800–3,700 |
| Dripping Springs #1D | Canan Mowrey Operating, LLC | 000126144 | 8.1 km | 10,000 | 3,200–4,220 |
| Strawberry 87 #1D | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | 000124241 | 8.8 km | 20,000 | 3,096–3,859 |
| Ocho Juan Unit #7010A | O'Ryan Oil and Gas | 000076380 | 9.3 km | 1,000 | 6,099–6,250 |
| Ocho Juan Unit #705 | O'Ryan Oil and Gas | 000007999 | 9.3 km | 2,000 | 5,976–6,174 |
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About this data
Event tx2024opsc 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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