An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 occurred only 4 minutes ago 17 miles southwest of Orange, New South Wales, Australia, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported.The quake hit at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles beneath the epicenter near Orange, New South Wales, Australia, in the evening on Tuesday, April 14th, 2026, at 8:19 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.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Panuara (pop. 70) located 0 miles from the epicenter, Millthorpe (pop. 1,200) 14 miles away, Canowindra (pop. 2,300) 17 miles away, Orange (pop. 41,900) 17 miles away, and Blayney (pop. 3,400) 18 miles away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.Weak shaking might have been felt in Cowra (pop. 10,000) located 27 miles from the epicenter, Molong (pop. 2,600) 29 miles away, and Bathurst (pop. 36,200) 37 miles away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Apr 14, 2026 08:19 pm (GMT +10) local time (14 Apr 2026 10:19 GMT)Magnitude: 4.8Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 33.5°S / 148.95°E (Blayney, New South Wales, Australia)Primary data source: GFZ