Just 6 minutes ago, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck near Encounter Bay, Victor Harbor, South Australia, Australia. The tremor was recorded early Tuesday morning, October 27, 2026, at 6:18 am local time, at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles below the surface.The event was reported by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the first seismological agency to report it.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as light vibrations in the epicentral area. Weak shaking might have been felt in Dudley West (pop. 19), located 60 miles from the epicenter; Encounter Bay (pop. 4,700), 62 miles away; Victor Harbor (pop. 4,500), 64 miles away; Port Elliot (pop. 2,100), 66 miles away; Goolwa Beach (pop. 2,000), 69 miles away; Goolwa (pop. 2,200), 69 miles away; and Kingscote (pop. 1,900), 75 miles away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if they change and follow up if other significant news about the quake becomes available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Oct 27, 2026 06:19 am (GMT +9) local time (26 Oct 2026 21:19 GMT)Magnitude: unspecifiedHypocenter depth: unspecifiedEpicenter coordinates: 35.3°S / 138.57°E (South Australia, Australia)Primary data source: VolcanoDiscovery