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M3.1 earthquake 83 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 83 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy at 07:12 local time (05:12 UTC) on 24 Oct 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to INGV. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

Data: INGV · updated 2026-10-24 05:12 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude
3.1minor
local magnitude (Richter) (ML)
Depth
10 km
Status
Automatic
Origin time
2026-10-24 05:12:35 UTC
Local: 24 Oct 2026, 07:12:35 (Europe/Rome)
Epicentre
38.776° N, 14.180° E

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
CefalùSicily, Italy · pop. 11,61383 kmINot felt
Capo d'OrlandoSicily, Italy · pop. 12,03885 kmINot felt
BagheriaSicily, Italy · pop. 53,14997 kmINot felt
Termini ImereseSicily, Italy · pop. 22,95798 kmINot felt
PalermoSicily, Italy · pop. 648,260102 kmINot felt
MonrealeSicily, Italy · pop. 21,964110 kmINot felt
CataniaSicily, Italy · pop. 311,584163 kmINot felt
NaplesCampania, Italy · pop. 909,048231 kmINot 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. Likely felt out to about 14 km.

Every agency's solution

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AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
INGVheadlineINGV via Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia3.1 ML10 km38.78° N, 14.18° E–Automatic

How big was it?

Often felt by people at rest close to the epicentre, rarely causes damage.

It released roughly the energy of 674 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 10 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M3.1 releases about 32× the energy of M2.1, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 674 kg of TNT vs 21 kg of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M2.1. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

229 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M4.1 1 day ago. 153 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M3.1

229 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.512.610
0.742.110
1.232.910
1.512.510
1.552.910
1.662.19
1.682.510
1.832.510
2.062.210
2.062.210
2.322.310
2.512.18
2.592.310
2.932.510
2.972.312
2.972.312
3.112.310
3.862.710
4.263.512
5.082.412
5.082.412
5.182.210
5.182.210
5.472.110
5.472.110
7.312.110
7.412.210
8.212.19
9.452.010
9.742.09
12.132.210
12.212.310
12.692.510
14.242.110
15.012.310
15.012.310
15.092.310
15.422.810
16.422.710
17.622.69
20.502.210
21.212.510
23.922.610
24.382.410
27.412.310
28.122.410
29.602.48
30.532.911
30.623.419
30.672.731
31.642.410
33.192.810
35.032.110
35.032.110
35.281.910
36.092.610
36.092.610
39.402.410
39.772.835
40.472.230
40.682.323
41.462.99
43.532.234
43.822.632
43.822.47
44.712.611
45.322.010
45.912.210
49.162.026
49.162.026
52.803.210
54.722.310
54.722.310
57.153.210
57.153.210
57.672.710
57.672.710
57.892.010
57.892.010
62.132.010
62.892.610
64.381.810
65.302.19
66.911.810
68.381.710
69.242.511
69.302.210
69.431.910
70.791.710
74.122.410
74.122.410
77.171.910
79.072.710
79.932.010
83.352.310
85.282.510
88.953.09
90.812.59
91.032.39
92.562.510
93.283.410
94.132.010
94.132.010
97.183.310
97.662.510
99.252.311
99.252.311
100.852.69
100.952.68
100.952.68
101.022.410
101.022.410
101.892.89
101.892.89
102.342.87
102.342.87
103.502.38
105.932.410
109.761.710
118.422.110
121.941.810
123.483.110
124.542.010
128.652.410
138.061.910
139.092.110
141.082.410
141.341.610
142.332.410
142.332.410
142.402.710
142.402.710
144.373.610
144.672.210
145.043.010
145.981.828
145.981.828
146.831.710
151.471.98
151.471.98
152.612.011
157.671.610
158.871.59
164.332.010
168.251.910
169.932.910
171.501.99
171.501.99
172.941.810
173.851.810
173.851.810
177.382.47
177.382.47
180.032.39
180.242.510
180.921.810
180.962.311
184.191.810
186.271.910
187.682.210
189.302.39
192.341.810
193.662.310
193.662.310
205.242.310
210.602.78
210.602.78
232.282.410
233.602.510
238.902.210
238.902.210
252.732.310
252.732.310
255.452.010
255.452.010
275.761.727
276.821.67
276.821.67
280.122.210
280.122.210
280.981.610
280.981.610
282.322.110
282.322.110
330.561.822
333.952.03
339.101.928
339.742.428
347.192.529
348.131.729
356.142.09
361.032.09
362.652.010
369.452.229
378.302.910
378.442.312
378.792.314
378.842.330
381.101.910
382.822.49
383.512.110
396.452.09
416.572.025
431.994.18
432.322.210
432.482.610
432.642.210
432.902.110
432.922.210
434.002.334
436.222.110
437.823.333
438.022.910
438.092.517
438.472.27
439.952.86
440.372.910
440.732.29
443.151.89
443.322.210
443.541.96
445.222.010
449.712.010
449.752.37
449.811.928
459.132.98
466.393.010
466.913.07
468.272.110
  1. 4.180 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 05:12
  2. 3.687 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-30 05:34
  3. 3.584 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Italy10-24 09:28
  4. 3.487 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-25 11:49
  5. 3.483 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-28 02:29
  6. 3.389 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-28 06:23
  7. 3.376 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 11:01
  8. 3.291 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-26 10:00
  9. 3.287 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-26 14:21
  10. 3.287 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-26 14:21
  11. 3.182 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-29 08:41
  12. 3.088 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-27 22:09
  13. 3.087 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-30 06:15
  14. 3.085 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-12 15:35
  15. 3.081 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-12 16:07
  16. 2.992 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Italy10-24 06:26
  17. 2.986 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-24 06:45
  18. 2.992 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Italy10-25 11:44
  19. 2.982 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-25 22:39
  20. 2.985 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-31 07:08
  21. 2.988 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-08 23:30
  22. 2.980 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 11:13
  23. 2.986 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 13:35
  24. 2.989 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-12 08:20
  25. 2.893 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-24 20:37

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Event id ingv46929771. First recorded here 24 Oct 2026, 05:24:04 UTC. Solutions: INGV (ingv:46929771). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M3.1 earthquake 83 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ingv46929771-m3-1-earthquake-83-km-n-of-cefalu-sicily-italy, data from INGV.

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