Small tremor of magnitude 2.9 just reported 4 miles northeast of Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

An earthquake of magnitude 2.9 occurred early morning on Monday, November 24th, 2025, at 6:18 am local time near Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales, Australia, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles. 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.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Broken Hill (pop. 18,000) located 4 miles from the epicenter. In Silverton (pop. 56, 15 miles away), and Kobern (pop. 42, 31 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.

Earthquake data:
Date & time: 2025-11-24 06:48 local time (23 Nov 2025 20:18 GMT)
Magnitude: 2.8
Depth: 10.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.92°S / 141.48°E (Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales, Australia)
Primary data source: GeoAu
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