An earthquake of magnitude 3.1 occurred in the morning on Sunday, May 17th, 2026, at 10:50 am local time near Corrigin, Western Australia, Australia, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a very shallow depth of 0.5 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.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 3.1 earthquake as well.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Corrigin (pop. 790) located 7 miles from the epicenter, Bullaring (pop. 100) 7 miles away, and Bilbarin (pop. 19) 17 miles away. In Kulin (pop. 350, 28 miles away), Kondinin (pop. 340, 28 miles away), Wickepin (pop. 380, 31 miles away), and Quairading (pop. 640, 36 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: 2026-05-17 10:50 local time (17 May 2026 02:50 GMT)Magnitude: 3.1Depth: 0.79 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 32.41°S / 117.8°E (Corrigin, Australia)Primary data source: GeoAu