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M2.3 Earthquake near Paniówki, Silesian Voivodeship (Poland)

UTC time: 2026-08-25 14:58:15 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.3
Depth
10.0 km
Source
EMSC

Silesian Voivodeship · Paniówki

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.3 earthquake was recorded near Paniówki, Silesian Voivodeship (Poland) on August 25, 2026 at 14:58 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

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Details

ID
ae2c63d40637c6fc8bb0a3627acc8291763c9a23
Magnitude
M2.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-08-25 14:58:15 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Poland
State
Silesian Voivodeship
City
Paniówki
County
Gliwice County
Village
Paniówki
Source
emsc
Coordinates
50.22990, 18.76620
Temperature
13.6°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.

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Felt reports

2felt 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: Aug 25, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 25, 2026, 12:07 AM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Radius · 50 km

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  • Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International AirportPoland · KTW · EPKT
    35.3 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Silesian Voivodeship

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

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