Small 3.0 quake hits near Polkowice, Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

An earthquake of magnitude 3.0 occurred early morning on Tuesday, August 5th, 2025, at 3:12 am local time near Polkowice, Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a very shallow depth of 3. 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.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Polkowice (pop. 21,600) located 2 km from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Lubin (pop. 77,500) located 12 km from the epicenter, and Glogow (pop. 67,300) 19 km away. In Legnica (pop. 106,000, 31 km away), Zlotoryja (pop. 15,600, 42 km away), Nowa Sol (pop. 40,400, 44 km away), Boleslawiec (pop. 40,700, 45 km away), and Jawor (pop. 23,900, 49 km away), the quake was probably not felt.

Earthquake data:
Date & time: Aug 5, 2025 03:12 am (GMT +2) local time (5 Aug 2025 01:12 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.0
Depth: 3.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 51.49°N / 16.1°E (Powiat polkowicki, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)
Primary data source: EMSC
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