An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 occurred just 6 minutes ago, 21 miles northwest of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, according to the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake.The quake struck at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles beneath the epicenter near Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, on Monday morning, November 9, 2026, at 9:39 am local time. 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 Douglas Park (pop. 1,300), located 1 mile from the epicenter; Wilton (pop. 3,100), 5 miles away; Picton (pop. 4,700), 5 miles away; Tahmoor (pop. 5,000), 7 miles away; and Campbelltown (pop. 13,200), 10 miles away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Wollongong (pop. 280,200), located 21 miles from the epicenter; Liverpool (pop. 27,500), 22 miles away; and Parramatta (pop. 26,900), 30 miles away. In Sydney (pop. 5,638,800, 36 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Nov 9, 2026 09:39 am (Sydney time) local time (8 Nov 2026 22:39 GMT)Magnitude: 3.5Hypocenter depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 34.17°S / 150.69°E (Wollondilly, New South Wales, Australia)Primary data source: RaspberryShake