The Czech Republic was shaken near Pribram, Příbram District, Central Bohemia, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.5 only 21 minutes ago, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported.The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter near Pribram, Příbram District, Central Bohemia, Czechia, early evening on Thursday, July 9th, 2026, at 6:00 pm local time. 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.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 5.5 as well.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been widely felt by almost everyone in the area of the epicenter. It might have caused light to moderate damage. Moderate shaking probably occurred in Pribram (pop. 32,800) located 14 km from the epicenter.In Stodulky (pop. 60,800) located 50 km from the epicenter, Kladno (pop. 69,700) 51 km away, Pisek (pop. 29,800) 53 km away, and Prague (pop. 1,165,600) 59 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.Weak shaking might have been felt in Most (pop. 63,500) located 87 km from the epicenter, and České Budějovice (pop. 93,400) 97 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jul 9, 2026 06:00 pm (GMT +2) local time (9 Jul 2026 16:00 GMT)Magnitude: 5.5Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 49.73°N / 13.82°E (Okres Rokycany, Central Bohemia, Czechia)Primary data source: GFZ