Just 14 minutes ago, a 2.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Gliwice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. The tremor was recorded early morning on Monday, June 15th, 2026, at 6:19 am local time, at a very shallow depth of 2. 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 was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Gieraltowice (pop. 3,800) located 0 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.Weak shaking might have been felt in Knurow (pop. 39,700) located 6 km from the epicenter.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Gliwice (pop. 198,800) located 9 km from the epicenter, Ruda Slaska (pop. 146,200) 9 km away, Zabrze (pop. 192,200) 12 km away, Tychy (pop. 130,000) 19 km away, Chorzow (pop. 113,400) 19 km away, Bytom (pop. 189,200) 20 km away, and Katowice (pop. 287,000) 21 km away.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jun 15, 2026 06:19 am (GMT +2) local time (15 Jun 2026 04:19 GMT)Magnitude: 2.9Depth: 2.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 50.23°N / 18.74°E (Powiat gliwicki, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)Primary data source: EMSC