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M2.9 Earthquake near Poland (Poland)

UTC time: 2025-10-16 19:02:59 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On October 16, 2025 at 19:02 UTC, a magnitude M2.9 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.

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Details

ID
dbfc9886305e7b9b02c355704da252d4ebb432ad
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
1.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-16 19:02:59 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Poland
City
województwo małopolskie
Source
gfz
Coordinates
50.13000, 19.33000
Temperature
8.2°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

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Kraków John Paul II International AirportPoland · KRK · EPKK
    33.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International AirportPoland · KTW · EPKT
    42.4 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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Stats (last 24h)

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