Small magnitude 3.0 quake hits 6 km southwest of Ruda Slaska, Poland in the evening

An earthquake of magnitude 3.0 occurred in the evening on Tuesday, April 29th, 2025, at 8:33 pm local time near Ruda Slaska, Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, as reported by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 3.0 as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Paniowki (pop. 2,300) located 1 km from the epicenter, Ruda Slaska (pop. 146,200) 6 km away, Zabrze (pop. 192,200) 11 km away, Gliwice (pop. 198,800) 11 km away, Swietochlowice (pop. 55,600) 12 km away, Chorzow (pop. 113,400) 16 km away, Tychy (pop. 130,000) 16 km away, Bytom (pop. 189,200) 17 km away, and Katowice (pop. 317,300) 17 km away.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Apr 29, 2025 08:33 pm (Warsaw time) local time (29 Apr 2025 18:33 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.0
Depth: 10.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 50.23°N / 18.79°E (Powiat gliwicki, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)
Primary data source: GFZ
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