A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Polkowice in Poland on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.398 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/02/25 / 2025-02-27 08:19:58 / February 27, 2025 @ 8:19 am. Event id: us6000pvs3. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pvs3. Exact location of event, depth 4.398 km, 16.0623° East, 51.4747° North. The temblor was picked up at 08:19:58 / 8:19 am (local time epicenter).

Epicenter of the earthquake was 79 km (49 miles) from Wrocław (c. 634 900 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Wałbrzych (c. 127 400 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Zielona Góra (c. 118 400 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Legnica (c. 106 000 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Jelenia Góra (c. 87 300 pop), 13 km (8 miles) from Lubin (c. 77 500 pop), 21 km (13 miles) from Głogów (c. 68 500 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Poland (c. 38 500 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Vrchlabí, Weißwasser, Twardogóra (min 5000 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 3 km SSW of Polkowice, Poland.

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