An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 occurred early morning on Friday, June 19th, 2026, at 5:43 am local time near Orange, New South Wales, Australia, as reported by Geoscience Australia (GeoAu).According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a very shallow depth of 1 mile. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as 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 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 3.4 as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 3.4.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Panuara (pop. 70) located 2 miles from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Millthorpe (pop. 1,200) located 12 miles from the epicenter, Orange (pop. 41,900) 15 miles away, Blayney (pop. 3,400) 17 miles away, Canowindra (pop. 2,300) 19 miles away, Molong (pop. 2,600) 27 miles away, and Cowra (pop. 10,000) 29 miles away. In Bathurst (pop. 36,200, 35 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jun 19, 2026 05:43 am (GMT +10) local time (18 Jun 2026 19:43 GMT)Magnitude: 3.4Depth: 1.54 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 33.48°S / 148.97°E (Blayney, New South Wales, Australia)Primary data source: GeoAu