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M2.8 Earthquake near POLAND (Poland)

UTC time: 2025-08-09 01:19:00 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On August 9, 2025 at 01:19 UTC, a magnitude M2.8 earthquake occurred near POLAND (Poland). With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

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Details

ID
09c9cf6c55badc36f4eb809fb22230b28f9907a5
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-09 01:19:00 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Poland
City
województwo małopolskie
Source
emsc
Coordinates
50.11070, 19.33200
Temperature
12.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 km — close to the regional average (7.5 km)
Regional average: 7.5 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Kraków John Paul II International AirportPoland · KRK · EPKK
    32.5 kmStraight-line distance
  • Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International AirportPoland · KTW · EPKT
    44.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

województwo małopolskie

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 38 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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Stats (last 24h)

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