A shallow magnitude 2.9 earthquake was reported in the early afternoon near Traralgon, Latrobe (Vic.), Victoria, Australia.According to the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, the quake struck on Friday, September 18th, 2026, at 2:51 pm local time and 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.Weak shaking might have been felt in Woodside (pop. 350), located 3 miles from the epicenter.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Yarram (pop. 2,100), located 13 miles from the epicenter. In Rosedale (pop. 1,600, 24 miles away), Longford (pop. 1,400, 24 miles away), Sale (pop. 14,300, 27 miles away), Traralgon (pop. 26,900, 28 miles away), and Churchill (pop. 4,700, 29 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Sep 18, 2026 02:51 pm (GMT +10) local time (18 Sep 2026 04:51 GMT)Magnitude: 2.9Hypocenter depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 38.49°S / 146.9°E (Australia)Primary data source: RaspberryShake