Magnitude 5.5 Quake Hits Australia’s Northwest

Map showing recent earthquakes near Australia in January 2021. Geoscience Australia

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake has struck in the northwest of Australia, Geoscience Australia said.

The quake occurred in the Timor Sea at 6.47 a.m. AEDT on Saturday, about 300 kilometres north-northwest of the Dampier Peninsula in Western Australia at a depth of 20 kilometres.