EARTHQUAKES · FRIO AREA · TX2026VKCMPX
Magnitude 2.0 13 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas
Friday, October 30, 2026, 5:43:18 PM Central · 2026-10-30 22:43:18 UTC
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake 13 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas on October 30, 2026 at 5:43 PM Central, 8.1 km deep, in the Frio County area.
It is one of 379 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, 106 of them in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M2.8.
6 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 2.8 km away and operated by Formentera Operations LLC; together they hold 67,300 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
- M2.0
- ML, reviewed
- 8.1
- km deep · 26,699 ft
- 106
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 379
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 6
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 50
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 28.8490, -98.9610
- County area
- Frio 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026, 1:34 PM | 2.0 | 1.7 km | 8.1 km |
| Oct 30, 2026, 1:24 PM | 2.2 | 1.4 km | 8.0 km |
| Oct 30, 2026, 12:41 PM | 2.3 | 1.1 km | 7.7 km |
| Oct 31, 2026, 3:52 AM | 2.2 | 1.4 km | 7.1 km |
| Oct 30, 2026, 1:20 AM | 2.1 | 1.4 km | 7.3 km |
| Oct 30, 2026, 1:13 AM | 2.2 | 1.7 km | 6.9 km |
| Oct 29, 2026, 11:53 PM | 2.1 | 0.7 km | 7.8 km |
| Oct 29, 2026, 10:33 PM | 2.1 | 0.8 km | 7.1 km |
| Oct 31, 2026, 5:11 PM | 2.2 | 5.1 km | 6.9 km |
| Oct 29, 2026, 4:46 PM | 2.5 | 1.2 km | 7.9 km |
| Oct 29, 2026, 6:54 AM | 2.0 | 0.8 km | 7.5 km |
| Oct 29, 2026, 6:52 AM | 2.3 | 1.7 km | 7.5 km |
Largest nearby on record: M2.8 on Nov 9, 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks-Barrett-405-STX #C111VW | Formentera Operations LLC | 000127761 | 2.8 km | 10,000 | 4,685–5,175 |
| Johnston Ranch #10H | Flint Oak Energy, LLC | 000126695 | 5.9 km | 15,000 | 4,043–4,210 |
| Keystone/Keystone Ranch #4 | Oilfield Cleantech Water Rec LLC | 000089858 | 6.3 km | 800 | 4,776–5,368 |
| Mello 308-STX #A311VW | Formentera Operations LLC | 000126923 | 6.5 km | 20,000 | 4,860–5,285 |
| G2 845-846-STX #C311VW | Formentera Operations LLC | 000127301 | 9.9 km | 20,000 | 4,520–4,965 |
| Mayo #2 | Arrco Operating, LLC | 000074757 | 10 km | 1,500 | 3,900–3,940 |
Disposal in Frio County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
Event tx2026vkcmpx 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/tx2026vkcmpx, documented in the API reference.