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M2.8 Earthquake near POLAND (Poland)

UTC time: 2025-05-16 18:31:13 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On May 16, 2025 at 18:31 UTC, a magnitude M2.8 earthquake occurred near POLAND (Poland). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
f09c64d2f6c43971c50d161402a503614555f4be
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-16 18:31:13 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Poland
City
województwo małopolskie
Source
emsc
Coordinates
50.13490, 19.27960
Temperature
7.4°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 (7.5 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 16, 2025, 6:40 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
    36.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International AirportPoland · KTW · EPKT
    40.5 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 małopolskie

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 38 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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