SID - Earthquake of 16th May 2026

Earthquake of 16^th May 2026

Date and time:	16.05.2026, 00:43:18 CEST
Magnitude:	1.1
Region:	Czech Republic, Orlík water reservoir, Klučenice
Coordinates:	49.543° N, 14.215° E
Distance from NPP Temelin:	41 km
Distance from NPP Dukovany:	150 km

Additional info:
The earthquake could have been felt by people in the Czech Republic. If you felt it too you can report your experience HERE. No damage to buildings or infrastructure is expected here.
The earthquake was felt by people near the epicentre
It is another aftershock of the earthquake with magnitude 2.5 of 26.2.2026 at 23:47 CET.
This area is known for repeated earthquake occurrences. Shocks with similar magnitudes 2.5 and 2.7 from 25.8.2025 were followed by a long series of aftershocks.

More details can be found at the IPE website.

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.