Small 3.9 quake hits near Maningrida, West Arnhem, Northern Territory, Australia
3.9 quake Northern Territory, Australia, Oct 27, 2022 4:52 am (GMT +9:30)

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake near Maningrida, West Arnhem, Northern Territory, Australia, was reported 34 minutes ago by Geoscience Australia (GeoAu), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in Australia. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles beneath the epicenter early morning on Thursday, October 27th, 2022, at 4:22 am local time. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 3.9 as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 3.9.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Ramingining (pop. 880) located 26 miles from the epicenter, Milingimbi (pop. 1,300) 35 miles away, Maningrida (pop. 2,300) 39 miles away, and West Arnhem (pop. 750) 40 miles away.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 27, 2022 4:52 am (GMT +9:30) local time (26 Oct 2022 19:22 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.9
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 12.5°S / 134.59°E (West Arnhem, Northern Territory, Australia)
Primary data source: GeoAu
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