M6.5 earthquake near Perth, Western Australia

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 40 km ENE of Northam, Australia on 14 Oct 1968, 02:58 UTC at a depth of 11 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 Perth, about 124 km away in Western Australia, Australia.