diff --git a/compute/quickstart/create_vm/main.tf b/compute/quickstart/create_vm/main.tf
index 43c697ae3..c48939ed2 100644
--- a/compute/quickstart/create_vm/main.tf
+++ b/compute/quickstart/create_vm/main.tf
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 resource "google_compute_instance" "default" {
   name         = "my-vm"
   machine_type = "n1-standard-1"
-  zone         = "us-central1-a"
+  zone         = "asia-southeast3-b"
 
   boot_disk {
     initialize_params {