The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 2.8 quake in Australia near Katanning, Western Australia, only 11 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Monday, March 23rd, 2026, at 7:18 am local time at a very shallow depth of 3.1 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.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 2.8 earthquake as well.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Badjebup (pop. 38) located 9 miles from the epicenter, Coyrecup (pop. 42) 9 miles away, and Pallinup (pop. 78) 11 miles away. In Gnowangerup (pop. 590, 13 miles away), Nyabing (pop. 290, 18 miles away), Broomehill (pop. 380, 20 miles away), and Katanning (pop. 3,700, 24 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: 2026-03-23 07:18 local time (22 Mar 2026 23:18 GMT)Magnitude: 2.8Depth: 5.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 33.75°S / 117.96°E (Kent Shire, Australia)Primary data source: GeoAu