Earthquakes in the Young County area
TexNet events inside the footprint of the county's 264 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 Young County area in the last twelve months.
The largest on record here was M2.7 on March 6, 2024, 13 km ESE of Olney, Texas.
471 injection and disposal wells are active in the county, with 311,300 barrels a day of permitted capacity and 14 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
- M2.7
- largest on record, Mar 6, 2024
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 | M2.7 |
RRC UIC + H-10 · TexNet daily
Disposal in the same county
- 471
- active injection wells
- 311K
- bbl/d permitted
- 14.1M
- bbl reported, H-10 year to Jun 2025
Recent events
M2+ · NEWEST FIRST · TIMES IN CENTRAL
| When | Mag | Where | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2024, 6:01 PM | 2.7 | 13 km ESE of Olney, Texas | 4.1 km |
About this data
TexNet catalog events inside 32.87–33.49°N, 98.33–99.05°W, refreshed daily. Disposal figures from the RRC UIC well master and H-10 filings at the last settled month.
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