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M2.6 Earthquake near Vrcovice (Czechia)

UTC time: 2026-08-10 07:55:58 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.6 earthquake was recorded near Vrcovice (Czechia) on August 10, 2026 at 07:55 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
e6c9b86b46843dc451147e411ddd351334c1fbcf
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-08-10 07:55:58 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Czechia
City
Vrcovice
County
okres Písek
Village
Vrcovice
Source
emsc
Coordinates
49.33600, 14.16700
Temperature
29.5°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 — deeper than the regional average (5.7 km)
Regional average: 5.7 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

4felt 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 10, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 10, 2026, 12:07 AM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • České Budějovice South Bohemian AirportCzechia · JCL · LKCS
    47.1 kmStraight-line distance

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

Nuclear power plants

  • Temelin nuclear power plantCzechiaOperating at dataset dateReactor units at site: 2
    23.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: Global Energy Monitor · Global Nuclear Power Tracker · Dataset date: 2026-08

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 40 Catalogue entries

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