An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 on the Richter scale was recorded in the Plzeň Region at 0:34 on 23 October 2026. The epicentre lay near Bělá nad Radbuzou in the Domažlice District, with the focus at a depth of about nine kilometres. The tremor was picked up by the seismic station in Přimda in the Tachov District, about nine kilometres north of the epicentre. This was reported by Lucie Crippa of the Institute of Geophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
The mayor of Bělá, Libor Picka (STAN), confirmed that he had heard from residents about a tremor or a bang, but knew of no damage or problems. The tremor was also felt on the Bavarian side of the border, for example in the villages of Waidhaus and Eslarn. According to German media, people also noticed a brief dull rumble. People from the Tachov and Domažlice districts described a roar, a bang and rattling dishes. The Institute of Geophysics asked the public to fill in a questionnaire on the effects of the tremor, and reports came in from places more than 40 kilometres away.
According to Crippa, the strongest earthquake in the vicinity of Přimda occurred in 1902, when it reached magnitude 4.4. The last stronger tremor there was on 15 October 2022, with a magnitude of 2.2. The strongest earthquake measured in Czechia took place in December 1985 near the village of Nový Kostel in the Cheb District, with a magnitude of 4.6.
Chronology
- — An earthquake of 3.4 on the Richter scale, with its epicentre near Bělá nad Radbuzou and a focus about nine kilometres deep, was recorded in the Plzeň Region on 23 October 2026 at 00:34. ČTK / České noviny Blesk.cz
Sources
- ČTK / České noviny — 23 October 2026
- Blesk.cz — 23 October 2026