street collapsed. Work in the Superpit and many other mines around Kalgoorlie was also stopped. Lake Muir 2018 On 16 September 2018 a magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurred with its epicentre close to Lake Muir in the South West region. On 13 October another earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 was recorded followed by a magnitude 5.4 earthquake on 9 November. West of Broome 2019 A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck just over 200 km west-southwest of Broome during the afternoon of the 14 July 2019 at a depth of 10 km. While it is tied for largest earthquake in Australian waters and was felt widely across northern Western Australia the isolation of the quake meant only superficial damage was reported in Broome Marble Bar 2021 On 13 November 2021 a magnitude 5.4 earthquake stuck east of Marble Bar in the evening. The earthquake was 7.3 km deep and was widely felt across the Eastern Pilbara including in Newman, Port Hedland and various mining projects in the area. Arthur River swarm 2022 The region between Darkan and Wagin, centred on the hamlet of Arthur River has reported over 40 earthquakes since the first event on the 5 January 2022, with the strongest so far a magnitude 4.7 on the 25 January. It was reported as far away as Busselton and Albany with minor damage reported in Wagin. Southwest region earthquakes See also List of earthquakes in Australia Notes Geology of Western Australia