Czechia earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 2 km SSE of Luby, Czechia

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 2 km SSE of Luby, Czechia on Sat, Jan 11, 1986, 2:23 AM GMT+1 (01:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 3 km NE of Hazlov, Czechia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-11 01:23:15 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.232° N, 12.425° E
Region
Czechia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 168 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002pyb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.