M3.6 earthquake 5 km SSW of Siekierczyn, Poland
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Siekierczyn, Poland on Tue, Apr 27, 1982, 8:46 PM GMT+2 (18:46 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 8 km NNE of Gaworzyce, Poland. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-27 18:46:57 UTC
- Depth
- 21.2 km (13.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.082° N, 15.159° E
- Region
- Poland
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.52 km SW of Bernstadt, Germany · 16217 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.25 km N of Nový Bor, Czechia · 16209 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.35 km SSW of Hejnice, Czechia · 16202 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.04 km NE of Chocianów, Poland · 16186 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.44 km SSW of Zagrodno, Poland · 16186 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.18 km NNE of Gaworzyce, Poland · 16181 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.78 km ENE of Gr?bocice, Poland · 16179 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.3Czech Republic region · 16178 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.75 km SSE of Radwanice, Poland · 16175 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kzk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.