EARTHQUAKES · ATASCOSA AREA · US1000EGE4
Magnitude 3.1 2 km SW of Christine, Texas
Friday, June 1, 2018, 5:30:24 AM Central · 2018-06-01 10:30:24 UTC
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake 2 km SW of Christine, Texas on June 1, 2018 at 5:30 AM Central, 8.4 km deep, in the Atascosa County area.
It is one of 23 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; this is the largest of them.
7 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 5.1 km away and operated by Ruidoso Resources LLC; together they hold 72,500 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
- M3.1
- MB_LG, reviewed
- 8.4
- km deep · 27,626 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 23
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 7
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 114
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 28.7714, -98.5161
- County area
- Atascosa County
- On a map
- Google Maps ↗
- Catalog
- USGS event page ↗
Around it in time and space
M2+ events within 10 km, nearest in time first.
| When | Mag | Distance | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2018, 9:38 AM | 2.3 | 6.1 km | 8.6 km |
| Jun 6, 2018, 4:38 PM | 2.6 | 5.9 km | 7.1 km |
| Jun 11, 2018, 12:14 PM | 2.9 | 8.3 km | 2.6 km |
| Sep 16, 2017, 3:40 PM | 2.6 | 9.8 km | 2.3 km |
| Jun 13, 2023, 10:07 AM | 2.1 | 7 km | 5.2 km |
| Sep 25, 2023, 12:17 PM | 2.5 | 8.2 km | 7.7 km |
| Oct 9, 2023, 5:30 PM | 2.2 | 8.8 km | 8.0 km |
| Oct 14, 2023, 11:36 PM | 2.4 | 8.4 km | 8.1 km |
| Oct 17, 2023, 10:15 PM | 2.2 | 6.9 km | 8.3 km |
| Oct 19, 2023, 12:13 AM | 2.0 | 8.9 km | 6.3 km |
| Oct 6, 2025, 1:28 PM | 2.4 | 5.7 km | 8.3 km |
| Oct 6, 2025, 3:23 PM | 2.5 | 5.4 km | 8.6 km |
Largest nearby on record: M2.9 on Jun 11, 2018.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hirsch SWD #1 | Ruidoso Resources LLC | 000104121 | 5.1 km | 20,000 | 6,500–9,700 |
| Henry, Geo #2AD | Gn&j LLC | 000098366 | 9.2 km | 10,000 | 4,800–5,400 |
| Henry, G. W. -B- #7 | South Texas Oilfield Sol, LLC | 000098844 | 9.3 km | 20,000 | 4,900–5,600 |
| Henry, G. W. -B- #10 | South Texas Oilfield Sol, LLC | 000105447 | 9.4 km | 20,000 | 4,800–6,000 |
| McCarty Ranch C #614H | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 000124833 | 9.4 km | — | 8,477–8,587 |
| McCarty Ranch C #613H | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 000124832 | 9.6 km | — | 8,462–8,575 |
| Peeler #5 | Buccaneer Operating LLC | 000097481 | 9.9 km | 2,500 | 4,700–5,400 |
Disposal in Atascosa County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
Event us1000ege4 from the USGS earthquake catalog, located by the network its id names 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/us1000ege4, documented in the API reference.