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M2.8 Earthquake near Żarki, Lesser Poland Voivodeship (Poland)

UTC time: 2026-10-03 14:47:55 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
0.0 km
Source
EMSC

Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Żarki

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.8 earthquake was recorded near Żarki, Lesser Poland Voivodeship (Poland) on October 3, 2026 at 14:47 UTC. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

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Details

ID
c54432a90f3886f91c3541faada8950a09ffc5bb
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
0.0 km
UTC time
2026-10-03 14:47:55 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Poland
State
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
City
Żarki
County
Chrzanów County
Village
Żarki
Source
emsc
Coordinates
50.09120, 19.34550
Temperature
15.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 0 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 0 km
Shallow
0 km
0 km — shallower than the regional average (7.7 km)
Regional average: 7.7 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
    31.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International AirportPoland · KTW · EPKT
    46.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-04

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

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Context for this earthquake

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 322 Catalogue entries

Of 321 other entries for this area and period, 78 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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