EARTHQUAKES · GLASSCOCK AREA · TX2024ZRNS

Magnitude 2.0 11 km W of Forsan, Texas

Tuesday, December 31, 2024, 2:37:39 AM Central · 2024-12-31 08:37:39 UTC

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake 11 km W of Forsan, Texas on December 31, 2024 at 2:37 AM Central, 9.0 km deep, in the Glasscock County area.

It is one of 30 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M2.7.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1.3 km away and operated by Basa Resources, Inc.; together they hold 99,046 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

7 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 13,329 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.0: ML, reviewed
9.0: km deep · 29,558 ft
0: M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
30: M2+ within 10 km, all time
15: active injection wells within 10 km
197: permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter: 32.0960, -101.4870
County area: Glasscock 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
Jan 3, 2025, 12:35 AM	2.7	1.2 km	9.0 km
Jan 13, 2025, 9:21 PM	2.2	1 km	8.1 km
Mar 29, 2025, 10:17 AM	2.3	7.8 km	6.6 km
Apr 6, 2025, 6:47 PM	2.6	0.7 km	8.9 km
Sep 6, 2024, 8:46 PM	2.0	3.7 km	9.3 km
May 13, 2025, 1:32 PM	2.1	3.1 km	6.3 km
Jul 3, 2024, 11:47 AM	2.2	1.5 km	9.8 km
Jun 24, 2024, 7:12 AM	2.1	1.4 km	9.1 km
Aug 1, 2025, 4:31 PM	2.2	1.3 km	8.0 km
Aug 1, 2025, 5:50 PM	2.4	1.2 km	8.8 km
Nov 15, 2025, 12:59 AM	2.3	0.8 km	8.8 km
Dec 5, 2025, 2:37 PM	2.2	1.2 km	8.8 km

Largest nearby on record: M2.7 on Jan 3, 2025.

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. 7 of these report daily to TexNet: 13.3K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

Well	Operator	UIC no.	Distance	Permitted, bbl/d	Injection zone, ft
Glasscock, Howard W. (G-S) Unit #503	Basa Resources, Inc.	000126477	1.3 km	24,000	2,300–2,700
Glasscock, Howard W. (G-S) Unit #833W	Basa Resources, Inc.	000103174	1.4 km	7,000	2,000–2,700
Glasscock, Howard W. (G-S) Unit #832W	Basa Resources, Inc.	000103122	1.4 km	7,000	2,000–2,700
Glasscock, Howard W. (G-S) Unit #817W	Basa Resources, Inc.	000015639	1.4 km	5,000	2,100–2,458
Glasscock, Howard W. (G-S) Unit #618W	Basa Resources, Inc.	000105531	1.5 km	3,373	2,000–2,700
Edwards -C- #3C	Sweet Crude Operating LLC	000040042	1.5 km	300	2,150–2,250
Glasscock, Howard W. (G-S) Unit #619W	Basa Resources, Inc.	000105532	1.6 km	3,373	2,000–2,700
Glasscock, Howard W. (G-S) Unit #192W	Basa Resources, Inc.	000105743	1.6 km	7,000	2,000–2,700
Glasscock, Howard W. (G-S) Unit #3017W	Basa Resources, Inc.	000103336	1.7 km	7,000	2,000–2,700
Glasscock, Howard W. (G-S) Unit #309W	Basa Resources, Inc.	000015629	1.8 km	5,000	2,000–2,500
Glasscock, Howard W. (G-S) Unit #193W	Basa Resources, Inc.	000105741	1.8 km	7,000	2,000–2,700
Glasscock, Howard W. (G-S) Unit #826W	Basa Resources, Inc.	000103121	1.8 km	7,000	2,000–2,700
Glasscock, Howard W. (G-S) Unit #825W	Basa Resources, Inc.	000103172	1.8 km	7,000	2,000–2,700
Glasscock, Howard W. (G-S) Unit #827W	Basa Resources, Inc.	000103450	1.8 km	7,000	2,000–2,700
Glasscock, Howard W. (G-S) Unit #610W	Basa Resources, Inc.	000015633	1.8 km	2,000	2,285–2,428

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About this data

Event tx2024zrns 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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