Magnitude 3.2 earthquake strikes near Katowice, Silesia, Poland
3.2 quake 19 Jul 6:56 pm (GMT +2)

A very shallow magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported early evening near Katowice, Silesia, Poland.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit on Tuesday, July 19th, 2022, at 6:56 pm local time at a very shallow depth of 7 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.
A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 3.2 earthquake as well.
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 Katowice (pop. 317,300) located 5 km from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Myslowice (pop. 75,300) located 9 km from the epicenter, Tychy (pop. 130,000) 10 km away, Sosnowiec (pop. 227,300) 10 km away, Chorzow (pop. 113,400) 12 km away, Siemianowice Śląskie (pop. 73,100) 13 km away, Ruda Śląska (pop. 146,200) 14 km away, Jaworzno (pop. 96,500) 17 km away, and Bytom (pop. 189,200) 17 km away.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jul 19, 2022 6:56 pm (GMT +2) local time (19 Jul 2022 16:56 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.2
Depth: 7.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 50.21°N / 19.04°E (Katowice, Silesia, Poland)
Primary data source: EMSC
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