Small magnitude 3.1 earthquake 36 miles northwest of Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia

Just 13 minutes ago, a 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026, at 8:38 am local time, at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles below the surface.
The event was filed by Geoscience Australia (GeoAu), the first seismological agency to report it.
A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 3.1 earthquake as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 3.1.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Dargo (pop. 90) located 6 miles from the epicenter. In Briagolong (pop. 1,100, 30 miles away), Wy Yung (pop. 1,600, 34 miles away), Bairnsdale (pop. 15,400, 36 miles away), Stratford (pop. 2,500, 38 miles away), Falls Creek (pop. 3,300, 39 miles away), and Maffra (pop. 5,100, 40 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.

Earthquake data:
Date & time: Feb 3, 2026 08:38 am (GMT +11) local time (2 Feb 2026 21:38 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.1
Depth: 10.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.42°S / 147.19°E (Wellington, Victoria, Australia)
Primary data source: GeoAu
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