Magnitude 3.1 earthquake strikes near Lubin, Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 3.1 quake in Poland near Lubin, Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, only 6 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Friday, April 10th, 2026, at 10:00 am local time at a very shallow depth of 0. km. 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 Lubin (pop. 77,500) located 6 km from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Polkowice (pop. 21,600) located 13 km from the epicenter, Glogow (pop. 65,400) 26 km away, and Legnica (pop. 106,000) 27 km away. In Zlotoryja (pop. 15,600, 42 km away), Jawor (pop. 23,900, 44 km away), Leszno (pop. 63,600, 49 km away), Boleslawiec (pop. 40,700, 51 km away), and Wroclaw (pop. 634,900, 67 km away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Apr 10, 2026 10:00 am (Warsaw time) local time (10 Apr 2026 08:00 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.1
Depth: 0.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 51.45°N / 16.24°E (Powiat lubinski, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)
Primary data source: EMSC
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