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M4.7 earthquake 3 km ESE of Plesná, Czechia

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Plesná, Czechia on Thu, Jan 23, 1986, 3:21 AM GMT+1 (02:21 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.7 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Thu, Jan 23, 1986, 3:21 AM GMT+1
UTC: 1986-01-23 02:21:58 UTC
Depth: 24.5 km (15.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 50.213° N, 12.396° E
Region: Czechia
Strongest shaking: V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (IV) at Selb and Rehau.

From the USGS event page for usp0002qbh. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 10.3% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 1.3 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002qbh (also filed as atlas19860123022158). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.