A very shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported around noon near Perenjori, Western Australia, Australia.According to Geoscience Australia (GeoAu), the quake hit on Tuesday, August 26th, 2025, at 12:57 pm local time at a very shallow depth of 0.4 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 3.1 as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 3.1.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Bunjil (pop. 76) located 8 miles from the epicenter, Perenjori (pop. 310) 10 miles away, and Latham (pop. 59) 16 miles away. In Waddi Forest (pop. 28, 27 miles away), Morawa (pop. 600, 33 miles away), Carnamah (pop. 400, 33 miles away), Coorow (pop. 180, 33 miles away), and Rothsay (pop. 470, 34 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Aug 26, 2025 12:57 pm (GMT +8) local time (26 Aug 2025 04:57 GMT)Magnitude: 3.1Depth: 0.66 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 29.54°S / 116.4°E (Perenjori, Australia)Primary data source: GeoAu