EARTHQUAKES · MARTIN AREA · TX2025BLIU
Magnitude 2.0 24 km NNW of Midland, Texas
Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 4:27:58 AM Central · 2025-01-21 10:27:58 UTC
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake 24 km NNW of Midland, Texas on January 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM Central, 7.1 km deep, in the Martin County area.
It is one of 58 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M5.2.
15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 0.6 km away and operated by Ogris Operating, LLC; together they hold 159,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
25 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 40,360 barrels a day in August 2026.
- M2.0
- ML, reviewed
- 7.1
- km deep · 23,310 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 58
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 15
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 832
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 32.2060, -102.1470
- County area
- Martin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2025, 10:01 PM | 2.0 | 1.9 km | 7.1 km |
| Dec 17, 2024, 2:28 AM | 2.0 | 9.6 km | 6.7 km |
| Dec 16, 2024, 11:23 AM | 2.0 | 9.9 km | 6.9 km |
| Mar 13, 2025, 2:25 AM | 2.0 | 9.8 km | 6.2 km |
| Apr 21, 2025, 4:19 PM | 2.5 | 9.7 km | 6.6 km |
| Oct 14, 2024, 5:17 AM | 2.0 | 9.1 km | 7.7 km |
| Oct 5, 2024, 5:44 AM | 2.0 | 2.7 km | 3.4 km |
| Sep 12, 2024, 2:35 AM | 2.2 | 9.9 km | 9.9 km |
| Sep 10, 2024, 7:44 PM | 2.1 | 9.5 km | 9.8 km |
| Sep 14, 2025, 4:03 PM | 2.5 | 9.3 km | 8.2 km |
| Sep 25, 2025, 1:49 PM | 2.0 | 8.6 km | 6.9 km |
| Dec 25, 2025, 6:34 PM | 2.8 | 3.9 km | 8.4 km |
Largest nearby on record: M5.2 on Dec 16, 2022.
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. 25 of these report daily to TexNet: 40.4K bbl/d in Aug 2026.
| Well | Operator | UIC no. | Distance | Permitted, bbl/d | Injection zone, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin SWD #2 | Ogris Operating, LLC | 000111717 | 0.6 km | 25,000 | 5,350–6,750 |
| Mabee SWD #1 | High Lonesome Midstream, LLC | 000117564 | 0.9 km | 10,000 | 4,620–6,776 |
| Horned Frog #1 | High Lonesome Midstream, LLC | 000104257 | 1.7 km | 20,000 | 4,600–6,725 |
| Mabee 39-10 #1035I | COG Operating LLC | 000114809 | 3.7 km | 5,000 | 9,700–15,298 |
| Roadrunner 349 #1 | DKL Water Gathering Permian, LLC | 000110975 | 4 km | 25,000 | 4,670–6,660 |
| Mabee Unit #511AW | Scout Energy Management LLC | 000075114 | 4.2 km | 2,000 | 4,400–4,800 |
| Mabee SWD #3 | High Lonesome Midstream, LLC | 000114611 | 4.2 km | 10,000 | 5,300–6,850 |
| Dove "Z" #1D | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 000109714 | 4.2 km | 20,000 | 4,300–5,200 |
| Mabee Unit #486W | Scout Energy Management LLC | 000017203 | 4.3 km | 2,000 | 4,389–5,200 |
| Mabee Unit #B223W | Scout Energy Management LLC | 000017275 | 4.3 km | 2,000 | 4,688–4,730 |
| Mabee South SWD #2 | High Lonesome Midstream, LLC | 000108807 | 4.4 km | 30,000 | 4,704–5,400 |
| Mabee Unit #B125A | Scout Energy Management LLC | 000084359 | 4.4 km | 2,000 | 4,660–4,795 |
| Mabee Unit #B129W | Scout Energy Management LLC | 000044947 | 4.5 km | 2,000 | 4,692–4,774 |
| Mabee Unit #B224W | Scout Energy Management LLC | 000017276 | 4.6 km | 2,000 | 4,400–4,752 |
| Mabee Unit #B222 | Scout Energy Management LLC | 000041395 | 4.6 km | 2,000 | 4,646–4,736 |
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About this data
Event tx2025bliu 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/tx2025bliu, documented in the API reference.