M5.2 earthquake near Albany, Western Australia

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 64 km E of Katanning, Australia on 5 Aug 2023, 21:34 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 144 km away in Western Australia, Australia.