Czechia earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 2 km SSE of Luby, Czechia

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 2 km SSE of Luby, Czechia on Mon, Dec 23, 1985, 5:04 AM GMT+1 (04:04 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 0 km NW of Skalná, Czechia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-12-23 04:04:51 UTC
Depth
17.7 km (11.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.236° N, 12.423° E
Region
Czechia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.80 km NW of Skalná, Czechia · 14883 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.52 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14883 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.65 km ENE of Skalná, Czechia · 14883 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.40 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14883 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.31 km NNE of Luby, Czechia · 14883 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.55 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14883 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.63 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14883 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 3.12 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14883 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.21 km SSW of Luby, Czechia · 14883 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.03 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14882 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 4.65 km E of Skalná, Czechia · 14882 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 3.64 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14882 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.14 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14882 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.11 km E of Luby, Czechia · 14882 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.33 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14882 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 3.53 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14882 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.42 km NE of Luby, Czechia · 14882 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 3.42 km NE of Luby, Czechia · 14882 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.12 km NE of Luby, Czechia · 14882 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.31 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14881 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.12 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14881 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.92 km E of Luby, Czechia · 14881 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.61 km ENE of Luby, Czechia · 14881 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.51 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14881 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.82 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14881 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.32 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14881 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.12 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14881 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.83 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14881 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 3.72 km WSW of Luby, Czechia · 14881 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.63 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14880 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.62 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14879 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.14 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14879 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.72 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14877 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 3.92 km SSE of Plesná, Czechia · 14877 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 2.63 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14877 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.31 km ENE of Luby, Czechia · 14877 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.73 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14876 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.35 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14876 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 3.1Germany-Czech Republic border region · 14876 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.41 km ENE of Luby, Czechia · 14876 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.22 km NNE of Luby, Czechia · 14876 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 2.93 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14876 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 3.73 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14875 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.93 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14875 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 3.32 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14875 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.33 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14875 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 3.13 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14875 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 3.82 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14875 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.62 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14874 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.43 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14874 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 3.62 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14874 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 3.23 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14873 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.62 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14871 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 2.93 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14870 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.63 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14868 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.54 km E of Luby, Czechia · 14868 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.33 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14868 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.42 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14868 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 2.71 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14867 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.93 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14867 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 2.62 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14883 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.3Germany-Czech Republic border region · 14883 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 4.53 km ESE of Plesná, Czechia · 14883 days ago · 24 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.55 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14883 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.35 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14883 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.2Germany-Czech Republic border region · 14884 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.73 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14884 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.13 km E of Luby, Czechia · 14884 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.23 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14884 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 3.25 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14884 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.75 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14884 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.53 km N of Plesná, Czechia · 14884 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 3.83 km ESE of Plesná, Czechia · 14884 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.35 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14884 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.83 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14884 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 3.16 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14884 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 3.14 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14884 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.74 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14885 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 3.45 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14885 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.94 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14885 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002p9e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.