Earthquakes in the Potter County area
TexNet events inside the footprint of the county's 105 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 5 M2+ earthquakes in the Potter County area in the last twelve months, 400% more than the year before.
The largest on record here was M3.7 on October 20, 2018, 11 km NNE of Amarillo, Texas.
14 injection and disposal wells are active in the county, with 46,200 barrels a day of permitted capacity and 316,591 barrels reported injected over the H-10 year to June 2025.
- 5
- M2+ events, last 12 months +400%
- 0
- M3+ events, last 12 months
- 6
- M2+ events, last 2 years
- M3.7
- largest on record, Oct 20, 2018
M2+ events, by month
LAST FIVE YEARS
Last 12 months 5 · prior 12 2(+150%)
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.
- M2.0–2.43
- M2.5–2.93
By year
| Year | M2+ | M3+ | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | M2.8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | M2.6 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | M2.2 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | M3.4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | M2.9 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | M2.2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | M3.7 |
RRC UIC + H-10 · TexNet daily
Disposal in the same county
- 14
- active injection wells
- 46.2K
- bbl/d permitted
- 317K
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Jun 2025
Recent events
M2+ · NEWEST FIRST · TIMES IN CENTRAL
| When | Mag | Where | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026, 1:00 AM | 2.2 | 11 km WNW of Fritch, Texas | 8.7 km |
| May 7, 2026, 5:04 PM | 2.1 | 7 km NNE of Amarillo, Texas | 3.2 km |
| Mar 13, 2026, 6:48 AM | 2.0 | 18 km E of Boys Ranch, Texas | 7.0 km |
| Jan 12, 2026, 3:41 PM | 2.7 | 8 km NE of Amarillo, Texas | 8.6 km |
| Jan 10, 2026, 2:33 AM | 2.8 | 15 km NE of Amarillo, Texas | 5.6 km |
| May 21, 2025, 5:16 PM | 2.6 | 13 km NNE of Amarillo, Texas | 6.7 km |
| Jul 15, 2024, 8:39 PM | 2.1 | 9 km ENE of Amarillo, Texas | 8.2 km |
| Apr 12, 2024, 7:38 AM | 2.2 | 6 km N of Amarillo, Texas | 7.1 km |
| Nov 17, 2023, 1:08 AM | 2.7 | 21 km WSW of Panhandle, Texas | 4.8 km |
| Nov 14, 2023, 9:02 AM | 2.1 | 20 km SW of Panhandle, Texas | 4.4 km |
| Nov 10, 2023, 12:45 PM | 2.2 | 19 km WSW of Panhandle, Texas | 7.1 km |
| Oct 1, 2023, 6:51 PM | 2.2 | 16 km N of Bishop Hills, Texas | 4.2 km |
| Aug 24, 2023, 5:31 AM | 2.3 | 15 km NE of Amarillo, Texas | 5.6 km |
| Aug 14, 2023, 11:45 AM | 3.4 | 15 km NE of Amarillo, Texas | 6.8 km |
| Aug 4, 2023, 8:33 AM | 2.3 | 14 km NE of Amarillo, Texas | 5.5 km |
| Aug 4, 2023, 7:53 AM | 2.0 | 15 km NE of Amarillo, Texas | 5.8 km |
| Jan 14, 2021, 5:30 PM | 2.9 | 20 km WSW of Panhandle, Texas | 5.0 km |
| Nov 7, 2020, 4:04 AM | 2.2 | 24 km E of Boys Ranch, Texas | 8.0 km |
| Oct 20, 2018, 8:04 AM | 3.7 | 11 km NNE of Amarillo, Texas | 5.0 km |
About this data
TexNet catalog events inside 35.23–35.72°N, 101.55–102.26°W, refreshed daily. Disposal figures from the RRC UIC well master and H-10 filings at the last settled month.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/earthquakes/tx/potter, documented in the API reference.