A magnitude 3.4 earthquake occurred early on Friday morning, October 9, 2026, at 4:51 am local time near Beacon, Mount Marshall, Western Australia, Australia, according to the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake.According to preliminary data, the quake was located 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 light vibrations in the area of the epicenter.Weak shaking might have been felt in Beacon (pop. 170), located 2 miles from the epicenter, and Cleary (pop. 16), 12 miles away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Wialki (pop. 35), located 17 miles from the epicenter; Mollerin (pop. 27), 19 miles away; Bencubbin (pop. 230), 24 miles away; Gabbin (pop. 56), 24 miles away; and Welbungin (pop. 33), 26 miles away. In Koorda (pop. 260, 32 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Oct 9, 2026 04:51 am (Perth time) local time (8 Oct 2026 20:51 GMT)Magnitude: 3.4Hypocenter depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 30.48°S / 117.84°E (Mount Marshall, Australia)Primary data source: RaspberryShake