M3.7 earthquake 5 km S of Polkowice, Poland
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 5 km S of Polkowice, Poland on Tue, Mar 12, 1985, 6:17 AM GMT+1 (05:17 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 6 km E of Boles?awiec, 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
- 3.7 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-12 05:17:45 UTC
- Depth
- 9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.453° N, 16.064° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 3.38 km NNE of Wle?, Poland · 15172 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.78 km WNW of Lubin, Poland · 15173 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.66 km NE of Polkowice, Poland · 15176 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.11 km WSW of Gaworzyce, Poland · 15176 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.710 km ENE of Gr?bocice, Poland · 15176 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002crx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC.