Small 3.2 quake hits near Rybnik, Silesia, Poland
3.2 quake 5 Sep 6:24 pm (GMT +2)

A shallow magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported early evening near Rybnik, Silesia, Poland.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake hit on Thursday, September 5th, 2024, at 6:24 pm local time 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.
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 Czernica (pop. 2,100) located 1 km from the epicenter, Rydultowy (pop. 21,900) 2 km away, and Radlin (pop. 17,500) 5 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Rybnik (pop. 142,500) located 9 km from the epicenter, Wodzisław Śląski (pop. 49,500) 9 km away, Raciborz (pop. 58,500) 14 km away, Jastrzebie Zdroj (pop. 95,800) 18 km away, and Ostrava (pop. 313,100) 29 km away. In Katowice (pop. 317,300, 48 km away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Sep 5, 2024 06:24 pm (Warsaw time) local time (5 Sep 2024 16:24 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.2
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 50.08°N / 18.42°E (Wodzisław, Silesia, Poland)
Primary data source: GFZ
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