An earthquake of magnitude 2.9 occurred only 10 minutes ago 24 miles southeast of Katanning, Western Australia, Australia, Geoscience Australia (GeoAu) reported.The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 0.6 miles beneath the epicenter near Katanning, Western Australia, Australia, early afternoon on Friday, March 6th, 2026, at 2:22 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 citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 3.0 earthquake. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 3.0.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Pallinup (pop. 78) located 7 miles from the epicenter, and Gnowangerup (pop. 590) 10 miles away. In Broomehill (pop. 380, 18 miles away), Nyabing (pop. 290, 22 miles away), Katanning (pop. 3,700, 24 miles away), and Tambellup (pop. 370, 24 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Mar 6, 2026 02:22 pm (GMT +8) local time (6 Mar 2026 06:22 GMT)Magnitude: 2.9Depth: 0.96 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 33.81°S / 117.94°E (Gnowangerup, Australia)Primary data source: GeoAu