Small magnitude 2.8 earthquake 6 km southwest of Chrzanow, Poland

An earthquake of magnitude 2.8 occurred early morning on Saturday, August 9th, 2025, at 3:19 am local time near Chrzanow, Chrzanów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
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. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Libiaz (pop. 17,800) located 1 km from the epicenter, Chrzanow (pop. 40,000) 6 km away, Trzebinia (pop. 18,800) 11 km away, Jaworzno (pop. 96,500) 11 km away, Oswiecim (pop. 39,100) 12 km away, and Myslowice (pop. 74,600) 16 km away. In Sosnowiec (pop. 227,300, 25 km away), Katowice (pop. 317,300, 27 km away), and Krakow (pop. 755,100, 44 km away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Aug 9, 2025 03:19 am (GMT +2) local time (9 Aug 2025 01:19 GMT)
Magnitude: 2.8
Depth: 10.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 50.11°N / 19.33°E (Powiat chrzanowski, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland)
Primary data source: EMSC
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