Silesia

Silesia: earthquakes and wildfires

Name: Silesia
Address: PL

Latest earthquakes and wildfires in Silesia (Poland) on a live map, the strongest earthquakes and largest fires on record.

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Latest event20 km²4 h ago6 km E of Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland

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Key statistics (30 days)

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Earthquakes M2.5+ and the wildfire fronts shown on the map.

Recent events in Silesia

4 h agoWildfire near Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland – active20 km² · 6 km E of Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland
37 h agoWildfire near Czestochowa, Poland – active11 km² · near Czestochowa, Poland

Historical overview

Earthquakes M3.0+ and significant events of other hazards.

About Silesia

Silesia has recorded 398 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1978. The strongest was M5.1 in 1983.

Satellites have detected 2 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 20 km².

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Earthquakes

398 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1978. The strongest was M5.1.

Recent earthquakes

No earthquakes of magnitude 2.5+ in the last 12 months.

Strongest earthquakes on record

Mag	Location	Time (UTC)	Depth
5.1	near Radlin, Poland	Apr 27, 1983, 11:24	10.0 km
4.9	near Radlin, Poland	Sep 10, 1982, 02:31	10.0 km
4.6	18 km NE of Tarnowskie Gory, Poland	Jun 4, 1982, 10:44	10.0 km
4.4	near Ruda Slaska, Poland	Dec 9, 1993, 10:35	10.0 km
4.3	near Ruda Slaska, Poland	Apr 17, 2015, 22:16	5.0 km
4.3	11 km NE of Piekary Slaskie, Poland	Apr 19, 1985, 14:47	10.0 km
4.3	15 km N of Bytom, Poland	Dec 20, 1984, 22:08	10.0 km
4.3	21 km N of Bytom, Poland	Feb 12, 1982, 19:22	10.0 km
4.3	near Zabrze, Poland	Feb 10, 1979, 13:24	10.0 km
4.2	near Katowice, Poland	Feb 7, 2022, 19:34	10.0 km
4.2	19 km SSE of Gliwice, Poland	Jan 13, 2020, 13:34	5.0 km
4.2	15 km SSE of Zory, Poland	Oct 18, 1997, 08:07	10.0 km
4.2	19 km N of Bytom, Poland	Jun 30, 1989, 20:48	10.0 km
4.2	22 km NNE of Tarnowskie Gory, Poland	Jun 25, 1986, 16:41	10.0 km
4.1	near Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Poland	May 5, 2018, 08:58	1.0 km

Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)

19782025

Year

2025	1	M3.2
2023	1	M3.0
2022	1	M4.2
2020	1	M4.2
2019	2	M3.9
2018	3	M4.1
2015	2	M4.3
2008	9	M3.6
2007	4	M4.1
2006	14	M3.6
2005	10	M3.9
2004	15	M3.7
2003	27	M3.8
2002	21	M3.7
2001	13	M3.6
2000	18	M4.0
1999	15	M3.7
1998	14	M3.5
1997	17	M4.2
1996	9	M3.5
1995	17	M4.0
1994	8	M3.9
1993	38	M4.4
1992	37	M3.7
1991	8	M3.7
1990	13	M4.1
1989	11	M4.2
1988	7	M3.5
1987	11	M4.0
1986	14	M4.2
1985	12	M4.3
1984	3	M4.3
1983	7	M5.1
1982	5	M4.9
1981	4	M4.1
1980	1	M4.1
1979	3	M4.3
1978	2	M4.0

Wildfires

2 major fires since 2025. The largest covered about 20 km².

Recent fires

Area	Location	Since	Status
20 km²	6 km E of Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland	Nov 15, 2025	Active
11 km²	near Czestochowa, Poland	Nov 14, 2025	Active

Largest fires on record

Area	Location	Since	Status
20 km²	6 km E of Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland	Nov 15, 2025	Active
11 km²	near Czestochowa, Poland	Nov 14, 2025	Active