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Earthquake today in Western Australia
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No M2.5+ earthquake in Western Australia in the last 24 hours None in the past 7 days in the USGS M2.5+ feed either.
Was there an earthquake in Western Australia today? Every earthquake USGS has located in and off Western Australia in the last day and week, with the largest of the past year. Updated every few minutes.
- Last 24 hours
- 0 M2.5+
- Last 24 hours (all)
- 0 M1+
- Last 7 days
- 0 M2.5+
- Last 30 days
- 0 M2.5+
- Largest in 30 days
- — none M2.5+
- Past 12 months
- 3 M2.5+
- Largest in 12 months
- M4.6 Western Australia, Aug 11, 2026
Earthquakes in Western Australia today
No earthquake of M2.5 or more has been located in Western Australia in the last 24 hours. Over the past 7 days USGS lists 0, and 0 in the past 30 days (all M2.5+).
Local time is the time zone of the nearest city to the epicentre.
Earthquakes in Western Australia in the past 7 days
No M2.5+ earthquake in Western Australia in the past 7 days.
Largest earthquakes in Western Australia in the past year
USGS located 3 M2.5+ earthquakes in or off Western Australia in the past 12 months, 11.1% of the 27 in Australia, or about 0.1 a week. This week's 0 is below that average. The strongest was M4.6 on Aug 11, 2026 (Western Australia).
| Date | Magnitude | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | M4.6 | 10 km | Western Australia |
| Mar 2, 2026 | M4.2 | 10 km | 47 km E of Katanning, Australia |
| May 30, 2026 | M4.0 | 10 km | Western Australia |
Tsunami warning status
None of the earthquakes in Western Australia in the past 30 days carried the USGS tsunami flag, which USGS sets for large quakes in oceanic regions where the tsunami warning centres issue messages.
Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.
USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event. A quake belongs to Western Australia when the nearest city within 150 km is there, otherwise by the USGS place name.
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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).