A magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred early Wednesday afternoon, September 30, 2026, at 2:48 p.m. local time near Glogow, Głogów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).According to preliminary data, the quake occurred at a very shallow depth of 5.20 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones because they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake may be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.Weak shaking may have been felt in Polkowice (pop. 21,600), located 6 km from the epicenter, and Glogow (pop. 65,400), 13 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake may have been felt as very weak shaking include Lubin (pop. 77,500), located 18 km from the epicenter. In Legnica (pop. 106,000, 38 km away), Nowa Sol (pop. 40,400, 39 km away), Leszno (pop. 63,600, 45 km away), Zlotoryja (pop. 15,600, 49 km away), Boleslawiec (pop. 40,700, 50 km away), and Zielona Gora (pop. 118,400, 60 km away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Sep 30, 2026 02:48 p.m. (GMT +2) local time (30 Sep 2026 12:48 GMT)Magnitude: 2.9Hypocenter depth: 5.20 kmEpicenter coordinates: 51.55°N / 16.11°E (Poland)Primary data source: EMSC