EARTHQUAKES · ANGELINA AREA · TX2025GDEX
Magnitude 3.5 13 km NNE of Wells, Texas
Friday, March 28, 2025, 10:05:54 PM Central · 2025-03-29 03:05:54 UTC
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake 13 km NNE of Wells, Texas on March 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM Central, 6.7 km deep, in the Angelina County area.
It is one of 3 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; this is the largest of them.
2 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 9.3 km away and operated by Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLC; together they hold 20,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
- M3.5
- ML, reviewed
- 6.7
- km deep · 21,948 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 3
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 2
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 7
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 31.5910, -94.8680
- County area
- Angelina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2021, 9:41 AM | 3.1 | 7.3 km | 7.6 km |
| Oct 11, 2019, 10:25 PM | 2.4 | 6 km | 5.0 km |
Largest nearby on record: M3.1 on Dec 29, 2021.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossman, P. #6 | Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLC | 000089177 | 9.3 km | 10,000 | 5,959–5,974 |
| Sessions Heirs #1SW | Merit Energy Company | 000097529 | 9.7 km | 10,000 | 6,400–7,000 |
Disposal in Angelina County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
Event tx2025gdex 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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