EARTHQUAKES · WILSON AREA · TX2025DRYU

Magnitude 2.4 20 km WSW of Falls City, Texas

Saturday, February 22, 2025, 6:25:13 AM Central · 2025-02-22 12:25:13 UTC

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake 20 km WSW of Falls City, Texas on February 22, 2025 at 6:25 AM Central, 6.6 km deep, in the Wilson County area.

It is one of 136 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 18 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.8.

4 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 4.1 km away and operated by RBR Operating, Inc.; together they hold 50,600 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

M2.4
ML, reviewed
6.6
km deep · 21,700 ft
18
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
136
M2+ within 10 km, all time
4
active injection wells within 10 km
213
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
28.9190, -98.2140
County area
Wilson County
On a map
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Catalog
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Around it in time and space

M2+ events within 10 km, nearest in time first.

WhenMagDistanceDepth
Feb 22, 2025, 7:08 AM2.21.2 km6.8 km
Feb 22, 2025, 4:21 AM2.00.9 km7.5 km
Feb 22, 2025, 4:12 AM2.41.1 km7.2 km
Feb 22, 2025, 9:47 AM2.61 km7.0 km
Feb 22, 2025, 2:31 AM2.11.6 km8.7 km
Feb 22, 2025, 1:14 AM2.11.2 km7.5 km
Feb 22, 2025, 12:18 AM2.80.9 km7.4 km
Feb 21, 2025, 11:44 PM2.30.9 km6.8 km
Feb 21, 2025, 11:37 PM2.01.1 km8.0 km
Feb 22, 2025, 2:07 PM2.31.6 km8.2 km
Feb 22, 2025, 3:24 PM2.41 km6.8 km
Feb 21, 2025, 9:19 PM2.41.5 km7.6 km

Largest nearby on record: M3.8 on Nov 18, 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.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Holiday #1WRBR Operating, Inc.0000999024.1 km—2,720–2,810
YO Ranch SWD #1Evx Operating LLC0001082954.3 km25,00010,000–11,000
Gerold SWD #1Pilot Water Solutions SWD LLC0001070129.6 km25,0005,650–6,650
Kinsel "B" #1Flat Top Operating, LLC0000906469.8 km6005,390–5,460

Disposal in Wilson County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →

About this data

Event tx2025dryu 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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