Geoscience Australia (GeoAu) reported a magnitude 2.9 quake in Australia near Pukatja, Anangu Pitjantjatjara, South Australia, only 14 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Thursday, June 18th, 2026, at 5:12 am local time at a very shallow depth of 1.2 miles. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 2.9 as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 2.9.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Pukatja (pop. 510) located 10 miles from the epicenter.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jun 18, 2026 05:42 am (GMT +9:30) local time (17 Jun 2026 20:12 GMT)Magnitude: 2.9Depth: 1.89 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 26.35°S / 132°E (Anangu Pitjantjatjara, South Australia, Australia)Primary data source: GeoAu