SID - Earthquake of 26th August 2011

Earthquake of 26^th August 2011

Date and time:	26.08.2011, 01:33:00 CEST
Magnitude:	3.4
Region:	Czech Republic, West Bohemia
Coordinates:	50.239° N, 12.447° E
Distance from NPP Temelin:	180 km
Distance from NPP Dukovany:	300 km

Additional info:
The seismic swarm began in the Nový Kostel region in West Bohemia on 23.8.2011. Seismological stations operated by the IPE recorded hundreds of earthquakes of this swarm with magnitude 1.0 and greater.
The earthquake was felt by people near the epicentre with intensity IV on the EMS-98 macroseismic scale. If you felt it too you can report your experience here.
It presented no threat to any of the Czech NPPs.

Seismogram of the earthquake from a station of the IPE local seismological network monitoring NPP Temelín. Time in the seismograms is in UTC (CEST - 2 hours). Vertical axis shows ground velocity in mm/s.