A shallow magnitude 3.3 earthquake was reported after midnight near Beacon, Mount Marshall, Western Australia, Australia.According to the RaspberryShake citizen-seismograph network, the quake struck on Friday, October 9th, 2026, at 12:55 am 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 Beacon (pop. 170), located 5 miles from the epicenter, and Cleary (pop. 16), 11 miles away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Mollerin (pop. 27), located 18 miles from the epicenter; Wialki (pop. 35), 18 miles away; Bencubbin (pop. 230), 21 miles away; and Gabbin (pop. 56), 22 miles away. In Koorda (pop. 260, 29 miles away) and Mukinbudin (pop. 350, 36 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Oct 9, 2026 12:55 am (GMT +8) local time (8 Oct 2026 16:55 GMT)Magnitude: 3.3Hypocenter depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 30.51°S / 117.81°E (Mount Marshall, Australia)Primary data source: RaspberryShake