M3.4 earthquake 100 km NNE of Toodyay, Australia
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 100 km NNE of Toodyay, Australia on Sat, Jan 23, 1982, 2:02 AM GMT+8 (18:02 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 118 km NW of Merredin, Australia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-22 18:02:40 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 30.793° S, 117.053° E
- Region
- Australia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001j7e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.