Magnitude 2.6 earthquake strikes near Karlovy Vary, Okres Karlovy Vary, Karlovarsky kraj, Czechia

An earthquake of magnitude 2.6 occurred early morning on Thursday, April 25th, 2024, at 6:29 am local time near Karlovy Vary, Okres Karlovy Vary, Karlovarsky kraj, Czechia, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a very shallow depth of 5 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 2.6 as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Kraslice (pop. 7,200) located 2 km from the epicenter. In Nejdek (pop. 8,600, 17 km away), Sokolov (pop. 24,900, 17 km away), Chodov (pop. 14,500, 19 km away), Auerbach (pop. 21,400, 24 km away), Cheb (pop. 33,200, 27 km away), Karlovy Vary (pop. 51,800, 28 km away), Plauen (pop. 66,400, 33 km away), and Zwickau (pop. 98,800, 47 km away), the quake was probably not felt.

Earthquake data:
Date & time: Apr 25, 2024 06:29 am (Prague time) local time (25 Apr 2024 04:29 GMT)
Magnitude: 2.6
Depth: 5.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 50.31°N / 12.5°E (Sokolov District, Karlovarsky kraj, Czechia)
Primary data source: EMSC