M2.5 earthquake 16 km NNW of Milazzo, Sicily, Italy
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Milazzo, Sicily, Italy at 11:15 local time (09:15 UTC) on 1 Oct 2026, at a depth of 122 km, according to INGV. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.
Data: INGV · updated 2026-10-01 09:15 UTC · automatic solution
- Magnitude
- 2.5micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ML) - Depth
- 121.7 km
- Status
- Automatic
- Origin time
- 2026-10-01 09:15:10 UTC
- Local: 1 Oct 2026, 11:15:10 (Europe/Rome)
- Epicentre
- 38.360° N, 15.187° E
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Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Est. shaking |
|---|---|---|
| MilazzoSicily, Italy · pop. 31,771 | 16 km | INot felt |
| TorregrottaSicily, Italy · pop. 7,324 | 23 km | INot felt |
| Barcellona Pozzo di GottoSicily, Italy · pop. 34,598 | 23 km | INot felt |
| MessinaSicily, Italy · pop. 219,948 | 37 km | INot felt |
| Reggio CalabriaCalabria, Italy · pop. 182,455 | 50 km | INot felt |
| CataniaSicily, Italy · pop. 311,584 | 97 km | INot felt |
| PalermoSicily, Italy · pop. 648,260 | 162 km | INot felt |
| NaplesCampania, Italy · pop. 909,048 | 288 km | INot felt |
Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more.
Every agency's solution
Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses INGV.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Epicentre | Time offset | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INGVheadlineINGV via Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia | 2.5 ML | 121.7 km | 38.36° N, 15.19° E | – | Automatic |
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How big was it?
Usually not felt. Recorded by nearby seismometers; thousands occur worldwide every day.
It released roughly the energy of 85 kg of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 122 km this was a intermediate-depth earthquake, which spreads shaking over a wider area but less intensely.
M2.5 releases about 32× the energy of M1.5, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 85 kg of TNT vs 3 kg of TNT.
Each square is the energy of one M1.5. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.
Aftershocks and nearby activity
No later earthquakes have been recorded within 30 km so far. 3 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.
Did you feel it?
Reports from people help show where shaking was strong. They are anonymous and shown here in aggregate.
Reports on SeismoAtlas
No reports yet.
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Event id ingv46745871. First recorded here 1 Oct 2026, 09:31:23 UTC. Solutions: INGV (ingv:46745871). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.5 earthquake 16 km NNW of Milazzo, Sicily, Italy”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ingv46745871-m2-5-earthquake-16-km-nnw-of-milazzo-sicily-italy, data from INGV.
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