Small earthquake of magnitude 2.8 just reported 10 km south of Glogow, Poland

Just 4 minutes ago, a 2.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Glogow, Głogów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. The tremor was recorded in the afternoon on Friday, March 6th, 2026, at 5:58 pm local time, at a very shallow depth of 3. 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 Jerzmanowa (pop. 600) located 4 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 7 km from the epicenter, Glogow (pop. 65,400) 10 km away, and Lubin (pop. 77,500) 21 km away. In Nowa Sol (pop. 40,400, 36 km away), Legnica (pop. 106,000, 40 km away), Leszno (pop. 63,600, 45 km away), and Boleslawiec (pop. 40,700, 49 km away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Mar 6, 2026 05:58 pm (GMT +1) local time (6 Mar 2026 16:58 GMT)
Magnitude: 2.8
Depth: 3.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 51.57°N / 16.08°E (Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)
Primary data source: EMSC
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