A magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Glogow, Głogów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, was reported only 12 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies monitoring seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter late at night on Thursday, October 29th, 2026, at 10:00 pm 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 reports.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. Moderate shaking probably occurred in Polkowice (pop. 21,600), located 8 km from the epicenter, and Glogow (pop. 65,400), 10 km away.Weak shaking might have been felt in Lubin (pop. 77,500), located 21 km from the epicenter; Nowa Sol (pop. 40,400), 35 km away; Legnica (pop. 106,000), 41 km away; Leszno (pop. 63,600), 45 km away; Boleslawiec (pop. 40,700), 49 km away; Jelenia Gora (pop. 77,400), 79 km away; and Wroclaw (pop. 672,500), 85 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if they change and follow up if other significant news about the quake becomes available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Oct 29, 2026 10:00 pm (Warsaw time) local time (29 Oct 2026 21:00 GMT)Magnitude: 4.8Hypocenter depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 51.58°N / 16.08°E (Powiat glogowski, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)Primary data source: EMSC