An earthquake of magnitude 2.8 occurred only 12 minutes ago 22 miles southeast of Katanning, Western Australia, Australia, Geoscience Australia (GeoAu) reported.The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 2 miles beneath the epicenter near Katanning, Western Australia, Australia, in the evening on Sunday, March 1st, 2026, at 8:48 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 2.9 earthquake. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 2.9.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Pallinup (pop. 78) located 9 miles from the epicenter, and Gnowangerup (pop. 590) 11 miles away. In Broomehill (pop. 380, 17 miles away), Nyabing (pop. 290, 21 miles away), Katanning (pop. 3,700, 22 miles away), and Tambellup (pop. 370, 24 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Mar 1, 2026 08:48 pm (GMT +8) local time (1 Mar 2026 12:48 GMT)Magnitude: 2.8Depth: 3.22 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 33.79°S / 117.93°E (Gnowangerup, Australia)Primary data source: GeoAu