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M3.1 Earthquake near POLAND (Poland)

UTC time: 2025-12-18 09:30:08 UTC Local time: —

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M3.1 Earthquake near POLAND (Poland) · 2025-12-18 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M3.1 Earthquake near POLAND (Poland) · 2025-12-18 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M3.1 earthquake was recorded near POLAND (Poland) on December 18, 2025 at 09:30 UTC. With a focal depth of about 8 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Shaking of this size is frequently noticed but usually harmless.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Poland: 2 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.2.

Details

ID
4ef64f87624b4a270a0f64c3b1e16bbed11d097d
Magnitude
M3.1
Depth
8.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-18 09:30:08 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Poland
City
województwo śląskie
Source
emsc
Coordinates
50.32860, 18.91170
Temperature
6.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 8 km
Shallow
8 km
8 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

Felt reports

16felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Dec 18, 2025, 1:46 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International AirportPoland · KTW · EPKT
    20.3 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

Poland

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 66 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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