A magnitude 2.8 earthquake near Warragul, Baw Baw, Victoria, Australia, was reported only 12 minutes ago by Geoscience Australia (GeoAu), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in Australia. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 3.1 miles beneath the epicenter early morning on Wednesday, April 29th, 2026, at 5:48 am 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.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 2.8 as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 2.8.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 Dollar (pop. 47) located 2 miles from the epicenter.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Foster (pop. 1,700) located 8 miles from the epicenter, Mirboo North (pop. 2,100) 11 miles away, and Leongatha (pop. 5,400) 11 miles away. In Korumburra (pop. 4,300, 18 miles away), Morwell (pop. 13,600, 26 miles away), Warragul (pop. 19,900, 29 miles away), and Traralgon (pop. 26,900, 33 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Apr 29, 2026 05:48 am (GMT +10) local time (28 Apr 2026 19:48 GMT)Magnitude: 2.8Depth: 5.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 38.55°S / 146.13°E (South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia)Primary data source: GeoAu