M5.3 earthquake near Albany, Western Australia

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 57 km E of Manjimup, Australia on 16 Sept 2018, 04:56 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Albany, about 130 km away in Western Australia, Australia.