Sismo leggero mag. 3.8 - 2.1 km a sud ovest da Grębocice, Polonia, mercoledì, 06 gennaio 2021 -
Quake Data | Interactive map | User Reports | Earlier quakes in same area | Quakes in Poland| Voivodato della Bassa Slesia | Voivodato di Lebus | Voivodato della Grande Polonia | Voivodato della Masovia

Sismo leggero magnitudine 3.8 at 10 km depth
6 Jan 05:05 UTC: Primo a segnalare: GFZ dopo 3 minuti.
6 Jan 05:15: Magnitudine ricalcolata da 4.0 a 3.8.
6 Jan 05:15: Magnitudine ricalcolata da 4.0 a 3.8.
Update Wed, 6 Jan 2021, 05:09
Light magnitude 4.0 quake hits 3 km southwest of Grębocice, Poland early morning4.0 quake 6 Jan 6:02 am (GMT +1)
An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 occurred early morning on Wednesday 6 January 2021 at 6:02 am local time near Grębocice, Polkowice County, Lower Silesia, Poland, as reported by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 10 km. 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.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Grębocice (pop. 1,500) located 3 km from the epicenter, Głogow (pop. 68,500) 9 km away, Polkowice (pop. 21,600) 10 km away, Żukowice (pop. 910) 14 km away, Lubin (pop. 77,500) 22 km away, Przemkow (pop. 6,500) 24 km away, Chocianow (pop. 8,200) 25 km away, and Gora (pop. 12,700) 29 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Breslavia (pop. 634,900) located 83 km from the epicenter.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 10 km. 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.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Grębocice (pop. 1,500) located 3 km from the epicenter, Głogow (pop. 68,500) 9 km away, Polkowice (pop. 21,600) 10 km away, Żukowice (pop. 910) 14 km away, Lubin (pop. 77,500) 22 km away, Przemkow (pop. 6,500) 24 km away, Chocianow (pop. 8,200) 25 km away, and Gora (pop. 12,700) 29 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Breslavia (pop. 634,900) located 83 km from the epicenter.
Earthquake data:
Data & ora: 6 Jan 2021 05:02:26 UTC -
Ora locale a epicentro: mercoledì, 6 gen 2021 06:02 (GMT +1)
Magnitudine: 3.8
Profondità: 10.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 51.59°N / 16.14°E

Nearby towns and cities:
2 km OSO da Grębocice (pop: 1,500) --> Vedi sismi vicini
9 km SSE da Głogow (pop: 68,500) --> Vedi sismi vicini
11 km NNE da Polkowice (polkowicki) (pop: 21,600) --> Vedi sismi vicini
21 km NNO da Lubin (pop: 77,500) --> Vedi sismi vicini
38 km SE da Nowa Sol (Lubusz) (pop: 40,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
41 km SO da Leszno (Greater Poland) (pop: 63,600) --> Vedi sismi vicini
42 km N da Legnica (pop: 106,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
54 km NE da Bolesławiec (pop: 40,700) --> Vedi sismi vicini
83 km NO da Breslavia (pop: 634,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
342 km O da Varsavia (Mazovia) (pop: 1,702,100) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds
0.9°C (34 F), humidity: 99%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from SW
Fonte dati primaria: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Overcast Clouds

Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 3.2 x 1010 joules (8.78 megawatt hours, equivalent to 7.56 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
Magnitudine | Profondità | Ubicazione | Fonte |
M 3.8 | 10 km | Poland | GFZ |
M 3.8 | 1 km | POLAND | EMSC |
User reports for this quake (1)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
Contribute:
Leave a comment if you find a particular report interesting or want to add to it.
Flag as inappropriate.
Mark as helpful or interesting.
Send your own user report!
Leave a comment if you find a particular report interesting or want to add to it.
Flag as inappropriate.
Mark as helpful or interesting.
Send your own user report!
160.4 km SW of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Wake up and open all not locked doors, falling kitchen glass. My home in 4floor
Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900
- Date / time UTC| Mag |Profondità|Age|Distanza| Details
- 06 Aug 1983 01:20| 5.8 |10km / 6.2mi|38 anni fa|11km / 7mi| 7.3 km SW of Głogow, Lower Silesia, Poland
- 31 Dec 1999 20:44| 5.4 |5km / 3.1mi|21 anni fa|8km / 5mi| 9.9 km SW of Głogow, Lower Silesia, Poland
- 25 Mar 1989 12:46| 5.3 |10km / 6.2mi|32 anni fa|9km / 5mi| 3.4 km E of Głogow, Lower Silesia, Poland
- 30 Dec 2010 08:56| 5.0 |5km / 3.1mi|10 anni fa|14km / 9mi| 3.7 km S of Polkowice, Lower Silesia, Poland
- 24 Mar 1977 07:32| 5.0 |33km / 21mi|44 anni fa|39km / 24mi| Powiat bolesławiecki, 30 km NW of Legnica, Lower Silesia, Poland
- 08 Jul 2020 05:19| 4.8 |3km / 1.9mi|34 settimane fa|10km / 6mi| 4.1 km NW of Polkowice, Lower Silesia, Poland
- 29 Jan 2019 12:53| 4.7 |10km / 6.2mi|2 anni fa|2km / 1mi| 3.7 km SW of Grębocice, Polkowice County, Lower Silesia, Poland
- 15 Sep 2018 16:35| 4.6 |2km / 1.2mi|2 anni fa|4km / 2mi| 3.4 km S of Grębocice, Polkowice County, Lower Silesia, Poland
- 05 Jul 2019 18:41| 4.5 |2km / 1.2mi|1 anno 34 settimane fa|11km / 7mi| 0.7 km SE of Polkowice, Lower Silesia, Poland
- 20 Jul 2018 03:31| 4.4 |10km / 6.2mi|3 anni fa|3km / 2mi| 6.2 km S of Głogow, Lower Silesia, Poland
Hint: Click on Date/Time to show latest first
Show all