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M2.1 Earthquake near WESTERN AUSTRALIA (Australia)

UTC time: 2025-09-16 14:52:14 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.1 earthquake was recorded near WESTERN AUSTRALIA (Australia) on September 16, 2025 at 14:52 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 9 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
d031cd36830d2cff09d21654ca1eb39834f8b138
Magnitude
M2.1
Depth
9.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-16 14:52:14 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Australia
City
Western Australia
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-20.30000, 118.71000
Temperature
19.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 9 km
Shallow
9 km
9 km — close to 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 16, 2025, 2:55 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Port Hedland International AirportAustralia · PHE · YPPD
    12.4 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

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