EARTHQUAKES · POTTER AREA · US1000HEYV
Magnitude 3.7 11 km NNE of Amarillo, Texas
Saturday, October 20, 2018, 8:04:29 AM Central · 2018-10-20 13:04:29 UTC
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake 11 km NNE of Amarillo, Texas on October 20, 2018 at 8:04 AM Central, 5.0 km deep, in the Potter County area.
It is one of 12 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; this is the largest of them.
1 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 8.7 km away and operated by Edh Disposals LLC; together they hold 20,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
- M3.7
- MWR, reviewed
- 5.0
- km deep · 16,405 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 12
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 1
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 6
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 35.3091, -101.7607
- County area
- Potter 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2023, 7:53 AM | 2.0 | 5.8 km | 5.8 km |
| Aug 4, 2023, 8:33 AM | 2.3 | 4.5 km | 5.5 km |
| Aug 14, 2023, 11:45 AM | 3.4 | 5.4 km | 6.8 km |
| Aug 24, 2023, 5:31 AM | 2.3 | 5.4 km | 5.6 km |
| Apr 12, 2024, 7:38 AM | 2.2 | 8 km | 7.1 km |
| May 28, 2024, 9:26 PM | 2.6 | 9.4 km | 10.7 km |
| Jul 15, 2024, 8:39 PM | 2.1 | 5.7 km | 8.2 km |
| May 21, 2025, 5:16 PM | 2.6 | 2.3 km | 6.7 km |
| Jan 10, 2026, 2:33 AM | 2.8 | 6 km | 5.6 km |
| Jan 12, 2026, 3:41 PM | 2.7 | 3.9 km | 8.6 km |
| May 7, 2026, 5:04 PM | 2.1 | 4.6 km | 3.2 km |
Largest nearby on record: M3.4 on Aug 14, 2023.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Goose 201 SWD #1 | Edh Disposals LLC | 000110940 | 8.7 km | 20,000 | 4,050–5,000 |
Disposal in Potter County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
Event us1000heyv 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/us1000heyv, documented in the API reference.