An earthquake of magnitude 2.9 occurred early morning on Tuesday, February 24th, 2026, at 5:37 am local time near Katanning, Western Australia, Australia, as reported by Geoscience Australia (GeoAu).According to preliminary data, the quake was located 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.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 2.9 as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 2.9.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, 16 miles away), Katanning (pop. 3,700, 22 miles away), Tambellup (pop. 370, 22 miles away), Nyabing (pop. 290, 23 miles away), and Kojonup (pop. 1,200, 43 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Feb 24, 2026 05:37 am (GMT +8) local time (23 Feb 2026 21:37 GMT)Magnitude: 2.9Depth: 5.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 33.81°S / 117.92°E (Gnowangerup, Australia)Primary data source: GeoAu