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M3.2 earthquake 87 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 87 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy at 15:21 local time (14:21 UTC) on 26 Oct 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to INGV. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

Data: INGV · updated 2026-10-26 14:21 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude
3.2minor
local magnitude (Richter) (ML)
Depth
10 km
Status
Automatic
Origin time
2026-10-26 14:21:20 UTC
Local: 26 Oct 2026, 15:21:20 (Europe/Rome)
Epicentre
38.819° N, 14.162° E

Circles show this event and others within 30 km from 7 days before to 30 days after. Lines: plate boundaries and GEM active faults. Open on the live map

Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
CefalùSicily, Italy · pop. 11,61387 kmINot felt
Capo d'OrlandoSicily, Italy · pop. 12,03890 kmINot felt
BagheriaSicily, Italy · pop. 53,149100 kmINot felt
Termini ImereseSicily, Italy · pop. 22,957102 kmINot felt
PalermoSicily, Italy · pop. 648,260104 kmINot felt
MonrealeSicily, Italy · pop. 21,964112 kmINot felt
CataniaSicily, Italy · pop. 311,584168 kmINot felt
NaplesCampania, Italy · pop. 909,048226 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 17 km.

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.

AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
INGVheadlineINGV via Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia3.2 ML10 km38.82° N, 14.16° 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 951 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.

M3.2 releases about 32× the energy of M2.2, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 951 kg of TNT vs 30 kg of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M2.2. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

152 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M4.1 1 day ago. 226 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M3.2

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.532.710
0.532.710
0.742.010
0.742.010
4.982.010
5.742.610
7.231.810
8.162.19
9.761.810
11.241.710
12.092.511
12.162.210
12.281.910
13.641.710
16.982.410
16.982.410
20.021.910
21.922.710
22.782.010
26.202.310
28.132.510
31.813.09
33.662.59
33.892.39
35.412.510
36.143.410
36.982.010
36.982.010
40.033.310
40.522.510
42.102.311
42.102.311
43.712.69
43.802.68
43.802.68
43.882.410
43.882.410
44.742.89
44.742.89
45.202.87
45.202.87
46.352.38
48.782.410
52.611.710
61.272.110
64.791.810
66.343.110
67.402.010
71.512.410
80.921.910
81.942.110
83.932.410
84.201.610
85.192.410
85.192.410
85.252.710
85.252.710
87.223.610
87.522.210
87.903.010
88.841.828
88.841.828
89.691.710
94.321.98
94.321.98
95.472.011
100.521.610
101.731.59
107.182.010
111.101.910
112.782.910
114.361.99
114.361.99
115.791.810
116.711.810
116.711.810
120.242.47
120.242.47
122.892.39
123.092.510
123.771.810
123.822.311
127.041.810
129.131.910
130.532.210
132.162.39
135.191.810
136.522.310
136.522.310
148.102.310
153.462.78
153.462.78
175.132.410
176.462.510
181.752.210
181.752.210
195.582.310
195.582.310
218.621.727
219.671.67
219.671.67
222.972.210
222.972.210
223.841.610
223.841.610
225.172.110
225.172.110
273.421.822
276.802.03
281.951.928
282.602.428
290.052.529
290.981.729
298.992.09
303.882.09
305.502.010
312.302.229
321.152.910
321.302.312
321.642.314
321.692.330
323.951.910
325.682.49
326.362.110
339.312.09
359.422.025
374.854.18
375.182.210
375.342.610
375.502.210
375.762.110
375.772.210
376.862.334
379.072.110
380.683.333
380.882.910
380.942.517
381.322.27
382.802.86
383.232.910
383.582.29
386.011.89
386.172.210
386.391.96
388.072.010
392.562.010
392.612.37
392.661.928
401.992.98
409.243.010
409.773.07
411.132.110
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  8. 3.087 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-30 06:15
  9. 3.085 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-12 15:35
  10. 3.081 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-12 16:07
  11. 2.985 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-31 07:08
  12. 2.988 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-08 23:30
  13. 2.980 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 11:13
  14. 2.986 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 13:35
  15. 2.989 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-12 08:20
  16. 2.876 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-28 11:05
  17. 2.876 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-28 11:05
  18. 2.8110 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Italy10-28 11:33
  19. 2.8110 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Italy10-28 11:33
  20. 2.881 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 13:09
  21. 2.792 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Italy10-26 14:52
  22. 2.792 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Italy10-26 14:52
  23. 2.784 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-27 12:16
  24. 2.792 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-30 03:36
  25. 2.792 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-30 03:36

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Event id ingv46944941. First recorded here 26 Oct 2026, 14:41:19 UTC. Solutions: INGV (ingv:46944941). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M3.2 earthquake 87 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ingv46944941-m3-2-earthquake-87-km-n-of-cefalu-sicily-italy, data from INGV.

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