List of earthquakes in Poland
Earthquakes in Poland are a rare phenomenon. Most often they are caused by rock bursts in coal or copper mines. Natural ones appear in the Carpathian Mountains, Sudetes, or in the Trans-European Suture Zone. Sometimes events from other countries are felt in Poland.
Natural Earthquakes
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage/notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 June 1443 | Sudetes? | 6 (est.) | According to the records in the Jan Długosz chronicle, the earthquake damaged buildings in Kraków and Wrocław killed 30 people. It was the strongest earthquake in the history of Poland.[1] Other research localised the epicenter to Slovakia.[2] |
| 9 July 1662 | Tatra Mountains | < 6 (est.) | |
| 26 January 1774 | near Racibórz | 5 (est.) | |
| 25 August 1785 | Wisła | 5 (est.) | |
| 3 December 1786 | Tresna | 5.4 (est.) | Damaged buildings in Kraków[3] |
| 1875 | Hrubieszów | 3.7 | [4] |
| 4 February – 8 March 1932 | Płock, Łuków, Kock, Lublin, Bogoria, Jędrzejowo, Małogoszcz | 4.0–4.5 | Unusual earthquake swarm on the line of the Trans-European Suture Zone; series of small, shallow quakes, causing cracks in buildings and frozen ground. Cracks in the ground were 2 kilometers long and 1-2 centimeters wide.[5] |
| 20 November 2004 | Czarny Dunajec | 4.7 | Damage to buildings including schools and a church[6] |
| 6 January 2012 | Żerków | 3.8 | Small cracks in buildings; strangle[definition needed] quake in aseismic area[7] |
| 10 December 2017 | Wodzisław Śląski, Prudnik, Bielsko-Biała | 3.4 | [8][9] |
| 6 July 2020 | Polkowice | 4.9 | No structural damage; one of the strongest, instrumental-registered quakes in Poland[10] |
Mining-induced earthquakes
Between 2015 and 2019, in Polish mines, 23 strong earthquakes occurred, killing 24 miners and damaging buildings on the surface.[11]
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage/notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 November 1980 | Bełchatów Coal Mine | 4.7 | Cracks in the ground; damaged chimney[12] |
| 13 January 2005 | KWK Rydułtowy-Anna, Rydułtowy | 3.5 | [13] |
| 10 March 2013 | KGHM O/ZG Rudna, Polkowice | 4.6 | 19 miners rescued from collapsed part of mine[14] |
| 29 November 2016 | KGHM O/ZG Rudna, Polkowice | 4.4 | 8 miners killed[15] |
References
- ^ "W 1443 roku w Polsce doszło do najsilniejszego w historii kraju trzęsienia ziemi". www.rp.pl.
- ^ Guterch, Barbara (2009). "Sejsmicznoœæ Polski w œwietle danych historycznych" (PDF). Przegl¹d Geologiczny (in Polish). 57 (6). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Krakowskie trzęsienia ziemi". Dziennik Polski. May 28, 2011.
- ^ "Trzęsienia ziemi Wydawnictwo Szkolne PWN". WSPWN.
- ^ Gołębiewski, Grzegorz. "Trzęsienie ziemi w powiecie płockim w lutym i marcu 1932" (PDF). Notatki Płockie. 230: 24–29.
- ^ Razowski, Łukasz (2009-11-30). "Pięć lat temu Podhale nawiedziło trzęsienie ziemi". Gazeta Krakowska (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ "Trzęsienie ziemi w Żerkowie". Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny - PIB (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ Andrzej Dereń. "Zatrzęsło ziemią bardzo blisko Prudnika! | Teraz Prudnik!" (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ^ "Trzęsienie ziemi miało centrum w Polsce, a nie w Czechach". www.nowiny.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ^ "Wstrząs sejsmiczny w rejonie Polkowic (LGOM)". Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny - PIB (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ "WUG: w 2019 r. blisko 1,8 tys. silnych wstrząsów w kopalniach węgla i rud miedzi". forsal.pl. May 20, 2020.
- ^ https://geojournals.pgi.gov.pl/pg/article/download/18441/14620&usg=AOvVaw1HrlYkDR32RghDXFdE1QMy
- ^ "Tąpnięcie w kopalni Rydułtowy". Rybnik.
- ^ "Wstrząs w kopalni Rudna: To było jak trzęsienie ziemi (RELACJE GÓRNIKÓW, AKCJA MINUTA PO MINUCIE)". Gazeta Wrocławska. March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Silny wstrząs w kopalni KGHM Rudna. Ośmiu górników nie żyje [ZDJĘCIA, WIDEO]". Wroclaw Wyborcza.