Magnitude 3.6 earthquake strikes near Blinman, South Australia, Australia

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Just 12 minutes ago, a 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Blinman, South Australia, Australia. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Wednesday, February 25th, 2026, at 10:14 am local time, at a very shallow depth of 3.1 miles below the surface.The event was filed by Geoscience Australia (GeoAu), the first seismological agency to report it.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 3.6 as well.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Blinman (pop. 63) located 35 miles from the epicenter.Earthquake data: Date & time: Feb 25, 2026 10:44 am (GMT +10:30) local time (25 Feb 2026 00:14 GMT)Magnitude: 3.6Depth: 5.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 31.34°S / 139.23°E (South Australia, Australia)Primary data source: GeoAu