Magnitude 3.0 earthquake 17 miles southwest of Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia

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A magnitude 3.0 earthquake near Tennant Creek, Barkly, Northern Territory, Australia, was reported just 3 minutes ago by RaspberryShake’s citizen-seismograph network, considered the main national agency monitoring seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles beneath the epicenter early Thursday morning, October 29, 2026, at 6:39 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake may be revised over the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.According to preliminary calculations, we do not expect that the quake was felt by many people or caused any damage. In Tennant Creek (pop. 3,100, 17 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Oct 29, 2026 07:09 am (GMT +9:30) local time (28 Oct 2026 21:39 GMT)Magnitude: 3.0Hypocenter depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 19.71°S / 133.94°E (Barkly, Northern Territory, Australia)Primary data source: RaspberryShake