Just 3 minutes ago, a magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck near Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The tremor was recorded on Monday morning, September 28, 2026, at 7:48 a.m. local time, at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles below the surface.The event was reported by the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, 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 area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Ensay North (pop. 26), located 8 miles from the epicenter.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Nicholson (pop. 1000), located 41 miles from the epicenter; Orbost (pop. 2,200), 43 miles away; Lucknow (pop. 1,200), 43 miles away; Wy Yung (pop. 1,600), 43 miles away; Lakes Entrance (pop. 4,900), 43 miles away; Bairnsdale (pop. 17,700), 44 miles away; and Falls Creek (pop. 3,300), 45 miles away.Earthquake data: Date & time: Sep 28, 2026 07:48 a.m. (Melbourne time) local time (27 Sep 2026 21:48 GMT)Magnitude: 3.9Hypocenter depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 37.24°S / 147.94°E (East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia)Primary data source: RaspberryShake