January 22, 2019 Earthquake: Rydultowy, Poland
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck Rydultowy, Poland on January 22, 2019 at 22:35:08 UTC, 5 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- January 22, 2019
- Time
- 22:35:08 UTC
- Place
- Rydultowy, Poland
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 5 km (3 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 50.110° N, 18.456° E
- Country
- Poland
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 8
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
One miner killed and 8 injured at a mine near Rydultowy. (reference #1053)
One miner died and eight others suffered minor injuries as a result of a quake at Rydułtowy mine in southern Poland. (reference #12358)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- June 5, 1443, Banska Stiavnica, Slovakia
- April 23, 2022, Jastrzebie-Zdroj, Silesian, Poland
- May 5, 2018, Jastrzebie-Zdroj, Silesian, Poland
- July 1, 2019, Katowice, Poland
- November 22, 2008, Karvina, Czech Republic
- July 11, 2024, Rybnik, Poland
- January 15, 1858, Zilina, Slovakia
- January 10, 2004, Slovensko L'Upca, Slovakia
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 10390.