A shallow magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported around noon near Oswiecim, Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake struck on Thursday, September 10th, 2026, at 1:04 p.m. local time, at a shallow depth of 10 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 might 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.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as a light vibration in the area of the epicenter.Weak shaking might have been felt in Zaborze (pop. 2,500), located 5 km from the epicenter; Oswiecim (pop. 34,200), 6 km away; Libiaz (pop. 17,800), 7 km away; and Chrzanow (pop. 40,000), 13 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Jaworzno (pop. 96,500), located 18 km from the epicenter; Myslowice (pop. 72,100), 20 km away; Tychy (pop. 130,000), 26 km away; and Sosnowiec (pop. 227,300), 30 km away. In Krakow (pop. 804,200, 46 km away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Sep 10, 2026 01:04 p.m. (GMT +2) local time (10 Sep 2026 11:04 GMT)Magnitude: 3.2Hypocenter depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 50.04°N / 19.3°E (Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland)Primary data source: EMSC