A very shallow magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported in the morning near Merredin, Western Australia, Australia.According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit on Monday, July 28th, 2025, at 8:05 am local time at a very shallow depth of 3.1 miles. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. 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.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in South Yelbeni (pop. 29) located 3 miles from the epicenter.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include South Trayning (pop. 42) located 8 miles from the epicenter, North Kellerberrin (pop. 39) 13 miles away, North Tammin (pop. 120) 15 miles away, Wyalkatchem (pop. 400) 20 miles away, and Kellerberrin (pop. 960) 22 miles away. In Tammin (pop. 190, 26 miles away), Cunderdin (pop. 890, 36 miles away), and Merredin (pop. 2,900, 36 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jul 28, 2025 08:05 am (GMT +8) local time (28 Jul 2025 00:05 GMT)Magnitude: 3.1Depth: 5.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 31.31°S / 117.69°E (Trayning, Australia)Primary data source: GeoAu