Czechia earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 2 km E of Luby, Czechia

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 2 km E of Luby, Czechia on Tue, Jan 21, 1986, 11:25 PM GMT+1 (22:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 3 km ESE of Plesná, Czechia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-21 22:25:07 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.250° N, 12.434° E
Region
Czechia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.14 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14853 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.41 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14853 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.31 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14853 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 4.73 km ESE of Plesná, Czechia · 14852 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.22 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14852 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.22 km W of B?ezová, Czechia · 14852 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.11 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14851 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.91 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14851 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.72 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14851 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.52 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14851 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.32 km N of Luby, Czechia · 14851 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.11 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14849 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.93 km NNE of Lomnice, Czechia · 14844 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 3.01 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14838 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.72 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14838 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.61 km E of Luby, Czechia · 14838 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away

Before

  1. 3.72 km E of Erlbach, Germany · 14854 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.02 km ESE of Luby, Czechia · 14854 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.42 km ENE of Luby, Czechia · 14854 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.21 km NNE of Luby, Czechia · 14854 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.00 km NW of Luby, Czechia · 14854 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.11 km ENE of Luby, Czechia · 14854 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.51 km E of Luby, Czechia · 14854 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 3.45 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14854 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.02 km N of Luby, Czechia · 14854 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.54 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14854 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 3.41 km NNE of Luby, Czechia · 14854 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 4.33 km NE of Hazlov, Czechia · 14854 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.44 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14863 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.52 km W of Luby, Czechia · 14864 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.62 km SSE of Luby, Czechia · 14864 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.51 km N of Luby, Czechia · 14865 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.83 km SW of Vintí?ov, Czechia · 14866 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.51 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14867 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.43 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14867 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.93 km SE of Luby, Czechia · 14867 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002qa5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:12 AM UTC.