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M1.9 Earthquake near WESTERN AUSTRALIA (Australia)

UTC time: 2025-09-30 21:34:13 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On September 30, 2025 at 21:34 UTC, a magnitude M1.9 earthquake occurred near WESTERN AUSTRALIA (Australia). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 4 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
2709a1a39776536cc2e50900060c8f5316267b58
Magnitude
M1.9
Depth
4.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-30 21:34:13 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Australia
City
Western Australia
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-30.79000, 121.47000
Temperature
15.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 4 km
Shallow
4 km
4 km — shallower than the regional average (7.1 km)
Regional average: 7.1 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Felt reports

1felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Sep 30, 2025, 9:42 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Kalgoorlie Boulder AirportAustralia · KGI · YPKG
    0.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Western Australia

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 102 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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