Skip to content

USGS usp000hs9w

30 Dec 2010, 08:56

3 km SSW of Polkowice, Poland

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 5 km depth.

Depth5 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated21 September 2020Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 3 km SSW of Polkowice, Poland?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

51.472000, 16.057000

Open the interactive map ↗

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

What the numbers mean

Magnitude measures event size; depth locates the source below the surface. Neither value alone establishes local damage or personal risk.

Need a current safety answer?

Use local emergency authorities and the live USGS event page. This historical evidence page is not an alert service.

Open the USGS event →

Continue exploring

Nearby events with a similar magnitude

3 km ESE of Oberwaltersdorf, Austria

6 km N of Rudna, Poland

1 km NNW of Breitenau, Austria

2 km W of Moosbrunn, Austria

Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

usp000hs9w

Coordinates

51.472, 16.057

Network

us

Significance

385