A shallow magnitude 4.0 earthquake was reported in the morning near Lubin, Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake hit on Saturday, July 18th, 2026, at 7:17 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.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 4.0 earthquake as well.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Polkowice (pop. 21,600) located 7 km from the epicenter, Lubin (pop. 77,500) 8 km away, Glogow (pop. 65,400) 22 km away, and Legnica (pop. 106,000) 29 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Zlotoryja (pop. 15,600) located 42 km from the epicenter, Jawor (pop. 23,900) 47 km away, Boleslawiec (pop. 40,700) 47 km away, Nowa Sol (pop. 40,400) 48 km away, and Wroclaw (pop. 672,500) 73 km away.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jul 18, 2026 05:17 am (Universal Time) local time (18 Jul 2026 05:17 GMT)Magnitude: 4.0Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 51.46°N / 16.14°E (Powiat polkowicki, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)Primary data source: GFZ