A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Grębocice in Poland on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/10/25 / 2025-10-21 15:35:21 / October 21, 2025 @ 3:35 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:35:21 / 3:35 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 16.1295° East, 51.6174° North, depth 5 km. Unique identifier: us6000rihu. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rihu.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 85 km (53 miles) from Wrocław (c. 634 900 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Wałbrzych (c. 127 400 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Zielona Góra (c. 118 400 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Legnica (c. 106 000 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Jelenia Góra (c. 87 300 pop), 25 km (15 miles) from Lubin (c. 77 500 pop), 6 km (4 miles) from Głogów (c. 68 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Luboń, Boguszów-Gorce, Kórnik (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Poland (c. 38 500 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 3 km NW of Grębocice, Poland.
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