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M2.8 Earthquake near POLAND (Poland)

UTC time: 2025-05-14 14:00:58 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On May 14, 2025 at 14:00 UTC, a magnitude M2.8 earthquake occurred near POLAND (Poland). With a focal depth of about 1 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
d93e6d67021cd020286e4e498db3bb8ccd5501df
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
1.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-14 14:00:58 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Poland
City
województwo śląskie
Source
emsc
Coordinates
50.18800, 19.32120
Temperature
17.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 1 km
Shallow
1 km
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.

Depth classes per USGS

Felt reports

1felt 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: May 14, 2025, 2:15 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Kraków John Paul II International AirportPoland · KRK · EPKK
    35.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International AirportPoland · KTW · EPKT
    36.3 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

województwo śląskie

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 55 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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