M5.0 earthquake - 207 km W of Cable Beach, Australia

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 207 km W of Cable Beach, Australia on 14 Jul 2019, 23:01 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 Port Hedland, about 285 km away in Western Australia, Australia.