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EARTHQUAKES · FISHER AREA · TX2026GPUIUB

Magnitude 2.6 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas

Saturday, April 4, 2026, 8:58:55 AM Central · 2026-04-04 13:58:55 UTC

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake 17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas on April 4, 2026 at 8:58 AM Central, 7.5 km deep, in the Fisher County area.

It is one of 365 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 3 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M5.1.

15 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 1.3 km away and operated by Gunn Oil Company; together they hold 256,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.

16 of the nearby wells report daily to TexNet; they injected 22,238 barrels a day in August 2026.

M2.6
ML, reviewed
7.5
km deep · 24,752 ft
3
M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
365
M2+ within 10 km, all time
15
active injection wells within 10 km
166
permitted wells within 10 km

Location

Epicenter
32.7550, -100.6360
County area
Fisher 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
Mar 16, 2026, 5:11 AM2.67.7 km4.0 km
Apr 24, 2026, 1:51 PM2.16.5 km6.5 km
Mar 14, 2026, 1:10 AM2.36.3 km3.9 km
Mar 14, 2026, 12:51 AM2.98.4 km4.6 km
May 3, 2026, 8:49 AM2.03 km6.9 km
Feb 25, 2026, 11:08 AM2.04.1 km6.8 km
May 25, 2026, 6:23 AM2.12.6 km8.9 km
Jun 5, 2026, 9:45 PM2.83.7 km6.1 km
Jun 5, 2026, 10:00 PM2.72.9 km7.8 km
Jun 5, 2026, 10:07 PM2.03.5 km7.1 km
Dec 30, 2025, 10:26 PM2.27 km3.7 km
Dec 24, 2025, 2:17 PM2.09.4 km7.6 km

Largest nearby on record: M5.1 on Jul 26, 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. 16 of these report daily to TexNet: 22.2K bbl/d in Aug 2026.

WellOperatorUIC no.DistancePermitted, bbl/dInjection zone, ft
Gordon A #1RGunn Oil Company0001099901.3 km2,0003,294–3,450
Camp Springs 31 #1WDBrowning Oil Company, Inc.0001177031.3 km15,0002,825–3,400
Emily SWD #1DWalsh & Watts, Inc.0001188232.1 km24,5002,850–3,800
Hogo #1WDWalsh & Watts, Inc.0001249442.4 km20,0002,800–3,700
B.L. Garrison #1Browning Oil Company, Inc.0001165113 km20,0002,850–3,600
Yellowstone #1WDBrowning Oil Company, Inc.0001188224 km20,0003,180–3,660
Tutt SWD #1Sojourner Drilling Corporation0001188884.9 km20,0002,800–3,400
Mason 85 #1DWalsh & Watts, Inc.0001210226.1 km20,0003,247–3,758
Cave, Dale #2Sojourner Drilling Corporation0001010206.2 km1,5004,340–4,520
Dale Cave #4RSojourner Drilling Corporation0001127506.7 km8,0004,316–5,977
Steakhouse #1WDBrowning Oil Company, Inc.0001221376.8 km20,0003,050–3,650
Henderson #2Pilot Water Solutions Permianllc0001165736.9 km25,0003,000–3,800
Lonesome Dove WD #1Browning Oil Company, Inc.0001251577.3 km20,0002,800–3,300
Don Gruben 58 SWD #1Browning Oil Company, Inc.0001246387.3 km20,0004,280–4,550
Strawberry 87 #1DWalsh & Watts, Inc.0001242417.4 km20,0003,096–3,859

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About this data

Event tx2026gpuiub 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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