2.9
Earthquake Details: near the coast of South Australia
8/15/2026, 9:24:01 PM
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred near near the coast of South Australia on 8/15/2026 at 9:24:01 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -8.4 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-8.4 km
Significance0
Latitude-33.1901
Longitude138.4067
Event IDemsc:20260815_0000783
Magnitude2.9
Updated:8/17/2026, 3:28:39 AM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/16/2026, 6:54:01 AM GMT+9:30
- UTC
- 8/15/2026, 9:24:01 PM UTC
-8.4 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 1
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