Geoscience Australia (GeoAu) reported a magnitude 2.8 quake in Australia near Katanning, Western Australia, only 14 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the evening on Sunday, March 1st, 2026, at 8:06 pm local time at a very shallow depth of 1.2 miles. 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.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 2.8 as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 2.8.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Pallinup (pop. 78) located 6 miles from the epicenter, Gnowangerup (pop. 590) 9 miles away, and Jackitup (pop. 60) 10 miles away. In Broomehill (pop. 380, 17 miles away), Tambellup (pop. 370, 22 miles away), and Katanning (pop. 3,700, 23 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Mar 1, 2026 08:06 pm (GMT +8) local time (1 Mar 2026 12:06 GMT)Magnitude: 2.8Depth: 1.96 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 33.82°S / 117.93°E (Gnowangerup, Australia)Primary data source: GeoAu