Magnitude 2.8 earthquake strikes near Oswiecim, Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Just 2 minutes ago, a 2.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Oswiecim, Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The tremor was recorded late at night on Tuesday, January 13th, 2026, at 11:03 pm local time, at a very shallow depth of 0. km below the surface.
The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.
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 Bojszowy (pop. 3,200) located 3 km from the epicenter, Bierun (pop. 19,700) 5 km away, and Oswiecim (pop. 34,200) 6 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Tychy (pop. 130,000) located 15 km from the epicenter, Myslowice (pop. 72,100) 16 km away, and Jaworzno (pop. 96,500) 19 km away. In Katowice (pop. 317,300, 24 km away), Sosnowiec (pop. 227,300, 25 km away), and Bielsko-Biala (pop. 176,500, 27 km away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 13, 2026 11:03 pm (GMT +1) local time (13 Jan 2026 22:03 GMT)
Magnitude: 2.8
Depth: 0.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 50.06°N / 19.14°E (Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)
Primary data source: EMSC
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