Just 3 minutes ago, a 2.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Lubin, Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Sunday, August 23rd, 2026, at 9:33 am local time, at a very shallow depth of 0. km below the surface.The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.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 Rudna (pop. 1,600) located 7 km from the epicenter, Polkowice (pop. 21,600) 7 km away, and Lubin (pop. 77,500) 13 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Glogow (pop. 65,400) located 18 km from the epicenter. In Legnica (pop. 106,000, 34 km away), Nowa Sol (pop. 40,400, 45 km away), Leszno (pop. 63,600, 46 km away), and Boleslawiec (pop. 40,700, 50 km away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Aug 23, 2026 09:33 am (GMT +2) local time (23 Aug 2026 07:33 GMT)Magnitude: 2.9Depth: 0.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 51.51°N / 16.17°E (Powiat polkowicki, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)Primary data source: EMSC