Earthquakes in the Fayette County area
TexNet events inside the footprint of the county's 279 located permits, padded 0.1°. Events carry no county, so this is an area, and border clusters show up in more than one. The county's disposal wells →
TexNet located no M2+ earthquakes in the Fayette County area in the last twelve months.
The largest on record here was M2.9 on October 20, 2017, 5 km W of Flatonia, Texas.
10 injection and disposal wells are active in the county, with 105,200 barrels a day of permitted capacity and 4.2 million barrels reported injected over the H-10 year to June 2025.
- 0
- M2+ events, last 12 months
- 0
- M3+ events, last 12 months
- 0
- M2+ events, last 2 years
- M2.9
- largest on record, Oct 20, 2017
M2+ events, by month
LAST FIVE YEARS
Last 12 months 1
M2–2.9M3+
By magnitude
M2+ events in the last two years, in half-magnitude steps. Each step up is about 32 times the energy.
- No M2+ events in the last two years.
By year
| Year | M2+ | M3+ | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | M2.5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | M2.9 |
RRC UIC + H-10 · TexNet daily
Disposal in the same county
- 10
- active injection wells
- 105K
- bbl/d permitted
- 4.16M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Jun 2025
Recent events
M2+ · NEWEST FIRST · TIMES IN CENTRAL
| When | Mag | Where | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2024, 9:03 PM | 2.5 | 4 km SSW of Round Top, Texas | 17.4 km |
| Oct 20, 2017, 5:10 PM | 2.9 | 5 km W of Flatonia, Texas | 3.1 km |
| Oct 20, 2017, 8:47 AM | 2.2 | 1 km ENE of Flatonia, Texas | 7.5 km |
About this data
TexNet catalog events inside 29.54–30.25°N, 96.49–97.36°W, refreshed daily. Disposal figures from the RRC UIC well master and H-10 filings at the last settled month.
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