Polish Earthquake

Here in Toledo it's just after 11pm. In Poland it is already Wednesday, August 9 and at 5:45am Poznan time, Poland experienced an earthquake. The magnitude was 4.5 centered about 75 miles south, southwest of Poznan and 215 miles south, southwest of Warsaw. The exact location - 51.451°N, 16.190°E.

A 4.5 islightlyly below the moderate classification of earthquakes.

Since 1990 there have been hundreds of small and light earthquakes in this region of Poland. Most of the rest of the country is not prone to any seismicity.

Earthquakes below 5.0 usually cause no structural damage.