EARTHQUAKES · WHEELER AREA · US2000J3K9
Magnitude 2.5 3 km NE of Wheeler, Texas
Sunday, January 13, 2019, 2:58:36 PM Central · 2019-01-13 20:58:36 UTC
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake 3 km NE of Wheeler, Texas on January 13, 2019 at 2:58 PM Central, 5.0 km deep, in the Wheeler County area.
It is one of 6 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; the largest nearby was M3.5.
8 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 3.9 km away and operated by Overflow Energy, LLC; together they hold 123,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
- M2.5
- MB_LG, reviewed
- 5.0
- km deep · 16,405 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 6
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 8
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 13
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 35.4671, -100.2401
- County area
- Wheeler 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 8, 2021, 12:08 PM | 2.8 | 3.3 km | 8.4 km |
| Aug 9, 2021, 7:24 AM | 3.5 | 3.6 km | 6.9 km |
| Aug 9, 2021, 8:38 PM | 2.1 | 9.4 km | 1.1 km |
| Jan 15, 2022, 9:24 PM | 2.5 | 9 km | 6.5 km |
| Sep 3, 2023, 1:47 AM | 2.3 | 6.4 km | 3.2 km |
Largest nearby on record: M3.5 on Aug 9, 2021.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler East SWD #1 | Overflow Energy, LLC | 000103167 | 3.9 km | 20,000 | 4,350–6,200 |
| Stanley #104 | Presidio Petroleum LLC | 000103623 | 4.8 km | 10,000 | 4,500–6,150 |
| Raticar SWD #1044 | Edh Disposals LLC | 000103411 | 5.3 km | 10,000 | 4,590–5,205 |
| Children's Home 2 #1D | Unbridled Resources, LLC | 000101705 | 5.5 km | 20,000 | 4,300–6,750 |
| Frye Ranch SWD #1 | Edh Disposals LLC | 000096060 | 7.2 km | 20,000 | 4,602–5,262 |
| Highway 152 SWD #1 | Overflow Energy, LLC | 000105557 | 8.4 km | 10,000 | 4,700–5,400 |
| Huff 32 #11 | Unbridled Resources, LLC | 000101902 | 9 km | 18,000 | 4,610–5,400 |
| Burton #1010 | Top O'Texas Energy, L.P. | 000097085 | 9.8 km | 15,000 | 4,220–4,280 |
Disposal in Wheeler County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
Event us2000j3k9 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/us2000j3k9, documented in the API reference.