A shallow magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported after midnight near Warragul, Baw Baw, Victoria, Australia.According to the citizen seismograph network RaspberryShake, the quake struck on Wednesday, October 28th, 2026, at 12:12 a.m. local time, at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones because 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 the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as a light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Arawata (pop. 79), located 1 mile from the epicenter; Korumburra (pop. 4,300), 4 miles away; Leongatha (pop. 5,400), 7 miles away; Warragul (pop. 19,900), 17 miles away; Drouin (pop. 11,900), 18 miles away; and Inverloch (pop. 5,300), 18 miles away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Moe (pop. 9,400), located 26 miles from the epicenter, and Morwell (pop. 13,600), 30 miles away.Earthquake data: Date & time: Oct 28, 2026 12:12 a.m. (GMT +11) local time (27 Oct 2026 13:12 GMT)Magnitude: 3.5Hypocenter depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 38.4°S / 145.88°E (South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia)Primary data source: RaspberryShake