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Vogtland–Bohemia Earthquake Swarm Intensifies With M2.8 Shocks Felt Across Region

Experts say the uptick reflects a fluid-driven swarm with intensities below damaging levels.

Overview

  • Saxony’s environmental agency reported four light quakes on Wednesday, with a preliminary maximum magnitude of 2.7.
  • GFZ data the same day listed at least five events above magnitude 2, including two at magnitude 2.8 recorded at 10:58 and 13:26.
  • Residents reported perceptible shaking in Bad Brambach and Markneukirchen, with reports as far as Grünhain-Beierfeld about 45 kilometers away.
  • Instruments counted roughly 3,000 small events in the first half of the day, indicating an exceptionally high short-term rate.
  • Specialists note hypocenters trending shallower near the SaxonyCzech border and say the sequence’s duration remains uncertain.