International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1584603
Event time 2026-02-28 07:54:20 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-27 20:54:20 - [It was evening in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-28 08:05:46 (UTC)
Magnitude 3
Depth 10 km
Class Minor
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status confirmed
Data provider AuGOV

Location
Continent Australia - New-Zealand
Country Australia
Administration area Victoria
Nearest settlement Port Fairy
Distance 68 km
Course S
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region Indian Ocean
Water surface name Great Australian Bight

Overview map
Green circle [feel the Eq] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Population map
Green circle [feel the seism activity] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Warrnambool (70,89 km), Warrnambool (70,89 km)
Nearest airports
Port Fairy (71,03 km), Port Fairy (71,03 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.