Just 12 minutes ago, a 2.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Katanning, Western Australia, Australia. The tremor was recorded in the afternoon on Monday, February 23rd, 2026, at 4:09 pm local time, at a very shallow depth of 3.1 miles below the surface.The event was filed by Geoscience Australia (GeoAu), the first seismological agency to report it.A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 3.0 earthquake.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Pallinup (pop. 78) located 6 miles from the epicenter, Gnowangerup (pop. 590) 10 miles away, and Jackitup (pop. 60) 12 miles away. In Broomehill (pop. 380, 15 miles away), Tambellup (pop. 370, 21 miles away), Katanning (pop. 3,700, 22 miles away), and Kojonup (pop. 1,200, 43 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Feb 23, 2026 04:09 pm (GMT +8) local time (23 Feb 2026 08:09 GMT)Magnitude: 2.9Depth: 5.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 33.83°S / 117.9°E (Broomehill-Tambellup, Australia)Primary data source: GeoAu