Small magnitude 3.0 quake hits 16 km west of Legnica, Poland early afternoon

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A magnitude 3.0 earthquake near Legnica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, was reported only 3 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter early afternoon on Sunday, July 6th, 2025, at 2:35 pm local time. 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 3.0 as well.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Zagrodno (pop. 1,600) located 5 km from the epicenter, Zlotoryja (pop. 15,600) 9 km away, Legnica (pop. 106,000) 16 km away, Jawor (pop. 23,900) 25 km away, and Boleslawiec (pop. 40,700) 26 km away. In Lubin (pop. 77,500, 28 km away), Polkowice (pop. 21,600, 34 km away), Jelenia Gora (pop. 87,300, 37 km away), and Walbrzych (pop. 127,400, 55 km away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jul 6, 2025 02:35 pm (GMT +2) local time (6 Jul 2025 12:35 GMT)Magnitude: 3.0Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 51.21°N / 15.93°E (Powiat zlotoryjski, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)Primary data source: GFZ