EARTHQUAKES · REEVES AREA · TX2025AAOM
Magnitude 2.0 9 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas
Wednesday, January 1, 2025, 1:19:09 AM Central · 2025-01-01 07:19:09 UTC
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake 9 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas on January 1, 2025 at 1:19 AM Central, 1.3 km deep, in the Reeves County area.
It is one of 43 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.2.
1 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 7.7 km away and operated by Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC; together they hold 30,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
- M2.0
- ML, reviewed
- 1.3
- km deep · 4,201 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 43
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 1
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 125
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 31.0550, -103.6930
- County area
- Reeves 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2024, 5:23 AM | 2.0 | 8.7 km | 8.6 km |
| Nov 19, 2024, 5:38 PM | 2.5 | 0.4 km | 5.2 km |
| Apr 23, 2025, 3:23 AM | 2.0 | 3.7 km | 2.2 km |
| Apr 29, 2025, 4:06 AM | 2.0 | 1.3 km | 7.8 km |
| Apr 29, 2025, 5:53 AM | 2.1 | 0.3 km | 3.4 km |
| Apr 29, 2025, 8:25 PM | 2.3 | 0.2 km | 1.2 km |
| Jun 10, 2025, 1:36 AM | 3.1 | 1.8 km | 7.8 km |
| Jun 20, 2025, 3:21 AM | 2.0 | 7.2 km | 4.9 km |
| Jun 21, 2025, 5:39 AM | 2.3 | 2.3 km | 5.5 km |
| Jun 22, 2025, 6:43 AM | 2.6 | 3 km | 8.6 km |
| Jun 22, 2025, 9:08 AM | 2.6 | 3.1 km | 5.5 km |
| Jun 22, 2025, 5:53 PM | 2.2 | 2.2 km | 6.1 km |
Largest nearby on record: M3.2 on Jan 8, 2023.
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.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Trek SWD #1 | Waterbridge Texas Operating LLC | 000112619 | 7.7 km | 30,000 | 4,800–7,700 |
Disposal in Reeves County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
Event tx2025aaom 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/tx2025aaom, documented in the API reference.