M3.6 earthquake 6 km NE of Polkowice, Poland
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Polkowice, Poland on Wed, Mar 6, 1985, 12:03 AM GMT+1 (23:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 8 km WNW of Lubin, Poland. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-05 23:03:54 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.545° N, 16.129° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.78 km WNW of Lubin, Poland · 15173 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.38 km NNE of Wle?, Poland · 15172 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.75 km S of Polkowice, Poland · 15169 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.96 km E of Boles?awiec, Poland · 15161 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.52 km SSE of Ksi?? Wielkopolski, Poland · 15144 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
Before
- 4.11 km WSW of Gaworzyce, Poland · 15175 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.710 km ENE of Gr?bocice, Poland · 15175 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.35 km WSW of Rydzyna, Poland · 15201 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.95 km ESE of Boles?awiec, Poland · 15201 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.13 km W of ?wierzawa, Poland · 15203 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.39 km ESE of Szlichtyngowa, Poland · 15205 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cgh. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:04 AM UTC.