Small magnitude 3.0 quake hits near Warragul, Baw Baw, Victoria, Australia

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The citizen seismograph network RaspberryShake reported a magnitude 3.0 quake in Australia near Warragul, Baw Baw, Victoria, only 6 minutes ago. The earthquake struck early Saturday afternoon, October 17, 2026, at 2:24 p.m. 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 the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.Weak shaking might have been felt in Korumburra South (pop. 92), located 2 miles from the epicenter; Korumburra (pop. 4,300), 2 miles away; and Leongatha (pop. 5,400), 5 miles away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Inverloch (pop. 5,300), located 15 miles from the epicenter. In Wonthaggi (pop. 4,800, 18 miles away), Warragul (pop. 19,900, 20 miles away), Drouin (pop. 11,900, 21 miles away), and Traralgon (pop. 26,900, 41 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Oct 17, 2026 02:24 p.m. (GMT +11) local time (17 Oct 2026 03:24 GMT)Magnitude: 3.0Hypocenter depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 38.44°S / 145.86°E (South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia)Primary data source: RaspberryShake