A magnitude 2.8 earthquake near Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, was reported only 2 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 shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter early evening on Wednesday, August 19th, 2026, at 7:33 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 report.Weak shaking might have been felt in Katowice (pop. 287,000) located 5 km from the epicenter.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Tychy (pop. 130,000) located 10 km from the epicenter, Sosnowiec (pop. 227,300) 10 km away, Myslowice (pop. 72,100) 10 km away, Chorzow (pop. 113,400) 11 km away, Swietochlowice (pop. 55,600) 12 km away, Siemianowice Slaskie (pop. 73,100) 13 km away, Ruda Slaska (pop. 146,200) 13 km away, and Bytom (pop. 189,200) 16 km away.Earthquake data: Date & time: Aug 19, 2026 07:33 pm (GMT +2) local time (19 Aug 2026 17:33 GMT)Magnitude: 2.8Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 50.21°N / 19.02°E (Poland)Primary data source: EMSC