Small 3.6 quake hits near Glogow, Głogów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

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A magnitude 3.6 earthquake near Glogow, Głogów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, was reported only 4 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 0.40 km beneath the epicenter in the morning on Friday, June 12th, 2026, at 9:23 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 3.4. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 3.4.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Polkowice (pop. 21,600) located 5 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.Weak shaking might have been felt in Glogow (pop. 65,400) located 13 km from the epicenter, and Lubin (pop. 77,500) 18 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Legnica (pop. 106,000) located 38 km from the epicenter, Nowa Sol (pop. 40,400) 38 km away, Boleslawiec (pop. 40,700) 47 km away, Zlotoryja (pop. 15,600) 48 km away, and Leszno (pop. 63,600) 48 km away. In Wroclaw (pop. 672,500, 83 km away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jun 12, 2026 09:23 am (GMT +2) local time (12 Jun 2026 07:23 GMT)Magnitude: 3.6Depth: 0.40 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 51.54°N / 16.07°E (Powiat polkowicki, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)Primary data source: EMSC