EARTHQUAKES · POTTER AREA · US7000CD6F
Magnitude 2.2 24 km E of Boys Ranch, Texas
Saturday, November 7, 2020, 4:04:55 AM Central · 2020-11-07 10:04:55 UTC
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake 24 km E of Boys Ranch, Texas on November 7, 2020 at 4:04 AM Central, 8.0 km deep, in the Potter County area.
It is one of 2 M2+ events located within 10 km of this spot, none in the thirty days before it; this is the largest of them.
4 active injection or disposal wells sit within 10 km, the nearest 2.4 km away and operated by SNW Operating Company; together they hold 6,000 barrels a day of permitted capacity.
- M2.2
- MB_LG, reviewed
- 8.0
- km deep · 26,084 ft
- 0
- M2+ within 10 km, prior 30 days
- 2
- M2+ within 10 km, all time
- 4
- active injection wells within 10 km
- 70
- permitted wells within 10 km
Location
- Epicenter
- 35.5488, -101.9804
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2026, 6:48 AM | 2.0 | 7.1 km | 7.0 km |
Largest nearby on record: M2.0 on Mar 13, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bivins #1765 | SNW Operating Company | 000101306 | 2.4 km | 600 | 1,999–2,207 |
| Bivins #2874 | SNW Operating Company | 000101307 | 4.9 km | 600 | 2,017–2,183 |
| Bivins #1213P | D10 Energy LLC | 000061192 | 6.8 km | 4,500 | 3,742–3,892 |
| Bivins "S" #3301 | SNW Operating Company | 000097916 | 9.5 km | 300 | 1,978–2,150 |
Disposal in Potter County → · How disposal permits and volumes work →
About this data
Event us7000cd6f 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/us7000cd6f, documented in the API reference.