Small earthquake of magnitude 2.9 just reported 6 miles east of Narooma, Australia

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake near Narooma, Eurobodalla, New South Wales, Australia, was reported only 9 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 9 miles beneath the epicenter early morning on Saturday, June 6th, 2026, at 6:26 am local time. 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. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 2.9.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Narooma (pop. 2,600) located 6 miles from the epicenter, Dalmeny (pop. 1,900) 7 miles away, and Tuross Head (pop. 2,200) 12 miles away. In Bermagui (pop. 1,500, 18 miles away), Moruya (pop. 3,900, 22 miles away), Broulee (pop. 1,600, 24 miles away), Tomakin (pop. 1,100, 26 miles away), Malua Bay (pop. 1,800, 28 miles away), and Batemans Bay (pop. 17,500, 35 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jun 6, 2026 06:26 am (GMT +10) local time (5 Jun 2026 20:26 GMT)
Magnitude: 2.9
Depth: 14.43 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.2°S / 150.24°E (Eurobodalla, Australian Capital Territory, Australia)
Primary data source: GeoAu
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