M5.2 earthquake near Albany, Western Australia

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 64 km SSW of Kojonup, Australia on 8 Nov 2018, 21:07 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 122 km away in Western Australia, Australia.