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M2.3 Earthquake near Libiąż, Lesser Poland Voivodeship (Poland)

UTC time: 2026-09-14 14:42:49 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.3
Depth
10.0 km
Source
EMSC

Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Libiąż

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.3 earthquake was recorded near Libiąż, Lesser Poland Voivodeship (Poland) on September 14, 2026 at 14:42 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.

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 M2.5.

Details

ID
e5b573f20a159b5ea020665dd2e61ca33611c1fb
Magnitude
M2.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-09-14 14:42:49 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Poland
State
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
City
Libiąż
County
Chrzanów County
Source
emsc
Coordinates
50.09820, 19.32530
Temperature
18.4°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 (7.7 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
    32.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International AirportPoland · KTW · EPKT
    45.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-14

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

14 Sep 2025 – 14 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 309 Catalogue entries

Of 308 other entries for this area and period, 200 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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