The citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake reported a magnitude 3.9 quake in Australia near Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria, just 4 minutes ago. The earthquake struck in the evening on Saturday, September 26th, 2026, at 9:28 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles. 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 Bindi (pop. 49), located 9 miles from the epicenter, and Swifts Creek (pop. 270), 11 miles away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Falls Creek (pop. 3,300), located 43 miles from the epicenter; Nicholson (pop. 1000), 43 miles away; Lucknow (pop. 1,200), 44 miles away; Wy Yung (pop. 1,600), 44 miles away; Orbost (pop. 2,200), 45 miles away; and Bairnsdale (pop. 17,700), 45 miles away.Earthquake data: Date & time: Sep 26, 2026 09:28 pm (Melbourne time) local time (26 Sep 2026 11:28 GMT)Magnitude: 3.9Hypocenter depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 37.21°S / 147.92°E (East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia)Primary data source: RaspberryShake