SID - Earthquake of 23rd August 2022

Earthquake of 23^rd August 2022

Date and time:	23.08.2022, 11:16:46 CEST
Magnitude:	1.7
Region:	Czech Republic, Orlík water reservoir, Klučenice
Coordinates:	49.563° N, 14.185° E
Distance from NPP Temelin:	44 km
Distance from NPP Dukovany:	150 km

Additional info:
The earthquake was felt by people in Klučenice and in Voltýřov. If you felt it too you can report your experience here.
No damage to buildings or infrastructure is expected.
Weak earthquakes from this area are quite frequently observed. This is the strongest event so far of the the recent series which started on 5.8.2022.
The strongest earthquake so far from the Orlík reservoir region of 13.1.2007 with magnitude 2.3 was felt by many people in the surrounding area.

Seismogram of the earthquake from stations of the IPE local seismological networks monitoring the Czech NPPs. The upper track is from Temelín network and the lower one from Dukovany network. Time in the seismograms is in UTC (CEST - 2 hours). Vertical axis shows ground velocity in mm/s.