The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 2.8 quake in Poland near Ruda Slaska, Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodeship, only 4 minutes ago. The earthquake hit around noon on Tuesday, August 4th, 2026, at 12:29 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10. km. 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.Weak shaking might have been felt in Ruda Slaska (pop. 146,200) located 3 km from the epicenter.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Mikolow (pop. 38,800) located 8 km from the epicenter, Swietochlowice (pop. 55,600) 8 km away, Zabrze (pop. 192,200) 11 km away, Chorzow (pop. 113,400) 11 km away, Katowice (pop. 287,000) 12 km away, Tychy (pop. 130,000) 13 km away, Bytom (pop. 189,200) 14 km away, and Gliwice (pop. 198,800) 15 km away.Earthquake data: Date & time: Aug 4, 2026 10:29 am (Universal Time) local time (4 Aug 2026 10:29 GMT)Magnitude: 2.6Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 50.27°N / 18.82°E (Ruda Slaska, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)Primary data source: EMSC