Light earthquake in Central Bohemia

The village of Klučnice and its surroundings in the Příbram District were hit by a light earthquake measuring a magnitude of 2.5 on the Richter scale during the night from Thursday to Friday. It was followed by a series of minor tremors. The information was reported by the Institute of Physics of the Earth at Masaryk University, which monitors seismic activity.

The institute said it did not expect any damage to buildings since the location is known for repeated occurrences of small earthquakes. Similar quakes measuring magnitudes 2.5 and 2.7 were recorded last year in August, followed by a months-long series of so-called aftershocks that ended at the close of the year. In general, Czechia shows relatively weak seismic activity, located mostly along the perimeter of the Bohemian Massif.