A magnitude-3.6 earthquake occurred late at night on Sunday, September 6th, 2026, at 10:12 pm local time near Wadeye, West Daly, Northern Territory, 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.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Wadeye (pop. 1,900), located 37 miles from the epicenter.Earthquake data: Date & time: Sep 6, 2026 10:42 pm (GMT +9:30) local time (6 Sep 2026 13:12 GMT)Magnitude: 3.6Hypocenter depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 13.71°S / 129.4°E (Northern Territory, Australia)Primary data source: RaspberryShake