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M2.8 Earthquake near Jaworzno, Silesian Voivodeship (Poland)

UTC time: 2026-06-17 09:26:31 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
0.1 km
Source
EMSC

Silesian Voivodeship · Jaworzno

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About this earthquake

On June 17, 2026 at 09:26 UTC, a magnitude M2.8 earthquake occurred near Jaworzno, Silesian Voivodeship (Poland). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 0 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

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
5d7334c66c99b79e0dac28064a591358bb96dc62
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
0.1 km
UTC time
2026-06-17 09:26:31 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Poland
State
Silesian Voivodeship
City
Jaworzno
Source
emsc
Coordinates
50.16010, 19.34130
Temperature
21.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 0.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 0.1 km
Shallow
0.1 km
0.1 km — shallower than 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.

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Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Kraków John Paul II International AirportPoland · KRK · EPKK
    32.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International AirportPoland · KTW · EPKT
    39.7 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

Silesian Voivodeship

Context for this earthquake

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

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