M6.6 earthquake - 198 km W of Cable Beach, Australia

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 198 km W of Cable Beach, Australia on 14 Jul 2019, 05:39 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Port Hedland, about 295 km away in Western Australia, Australia.