A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported early morning near Glogow, Głogów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake hit on Wednesday, August 12th, 2026, at 5:45 am local time at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. 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.Weak shaking might have been felt in Jerzmanowa (pop. 600) located 4 km from the epicenter, Polkowice (pop. 21,600) 8 km away, and Glogow (pop. 65,400) 10 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Lubin (pop. 77,500) located 21 km from the epicenter. In Nowa Sol (pop. 40,400, 36 km away), Legnica (pop. 106,000, 41 km away), Leszno (pop. 63,600, 44 km away), and Boleslawiec (pop. 40,700, 51 km away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Aug 12, 2026 03:45 am (Universal Time) local time (12 Aug 2026 03:45 GMT)Magnitude: 3.1Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 51.57°N / 16.09°E (Powiat polkowicki, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)Primary data source: GFZ