The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 2.9 quake in Australia near Howick, Shire of Esperance, Western Australia, only 8 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Sunday, June 21st, 2026, at 9:09 am 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 data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 2.9 earthquake as well.According to preliminary calculations, we do not expect that the quake was felt by many people and did not cause any damage. In Howick (pop. 61, 19 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jun 21, 2026 09:09 am (GMT +8) local time (21 Jun 2026 01:09 GMT)Magnitude: 2.9Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 33.58°S / 122.82°E (Esperance Shire, Australia)Primary data source: EMSC