EARTHQUAKES · LIVE OAK AREA · TX2026FKRQBD
Magnitude 2.1 5 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas
Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 10:18:07 AM Central · 2026-03-18 15:18:07 UTC
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake 5 km NW of Three Rivers, Texas on March 18, 2026 at 10:18 AM Central, 6.3 km deep, in the Live Oak County area.
It is one of 36 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M2.8.
10 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 2.2 km away and operated by Merit Energy Company; together they hold 47,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
- M2.1
- ML, reviewed
- 6.3
- km deep · 20,745 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 36
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 10
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 155
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 28.4990, -98.2140
- County area
- Live Oak 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 16, 2026, 12:03 AM | 2.2 | 1.7 km | 6.5 km |
| May 14, 2026, 10:35 PM | 2.4 | 4.8 km | 9.8 km |
| May 16, 2026, 4:00 AM | 2.0 | 4.9 km | 4.7 km |
| May 16, 2026, 10:29 PM | 2.3 | 5 km | 9.3 km |
| Oct 4, 2022, 11:52 PM | 2.6 | 5.4 km | 5.2 km |
| Apr 22, 2022, 4:21 AM | 2.1 | 5.6 km | 3.8 km |
| Mar 12, 2022, 4:56 PM | 2.3 | 5.6 km | 7.8 km |
| May 28, 2021, 1:56 AM | 2.0 | 7 km | 7.5 km |
| Nov 19, 2020, 1:22 PM | 2.2 | 8.5 km | 3.5 km |
| Oct 11, 2020, 10:16 AM | 2.4 | 7.5 km | 7.9 km |
| Feb 8, 2020, 10:24 PM | 2.7 | 3.5 km | 5.0 km |
| Oct 31, 2019, 7:37 AM | 2.7 | 6.4 km | 5.0 km |
Largest nearby on record: M2.8 on Jun 24, 2019.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinor Wilcox Unit #205 | Merit Energy Company | 000123480 | 2.2 km | 5,000 | 7,899–8,304 |
| Sinor Wilcox Unit #116 | Merit Energy Company | 000123375 | 2.6 km | 5,000 | 7,689–8,189 |
| Sinor Wilcox Unit #208 | Merit Energy Company | 000126569 | 2.8 km | 5,000 | 7,803–8,194 |
| Sinor Wilcox Unit #206 | Merit Energy Company | 000123377 | 2.8 km | 5,000 | 7,696–8,196 |
| Sinor Wilcox Unit #117 | Merit Energy Company | 000123376 | 3.1 km | 5,000 | 7,695–8,195 |
| Sinor Wilcox Unit #115 | Merit Energy Company | 000118953 | 3.3 km | 5,000 | 7,808–8,138 |
| Sinor Wilcox Unit #118 | Merit Energy Company | 000124285 | 3.4 km | 5,000 | 7,793–8,092 |
| Sinor Wilcox Unit #303 | Merit Energy Company | 000124286 | 3.7 km | 5,000 | 7,696–8,096 |
| Sinor Wilcox Unit #302 | Merit Energy Company | 000123479 | 4.1 km | 5,000 | 7,662–8,041 |
| Three Rivers SWD #2 | Blackbrush O & G, LLC | 000098630 | 5.3 km | 2,500 | 1,700–3,000 |
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About this data
Event tx2026fkrqbd 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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