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M2.8 earthquake 76 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 76 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy at 12:05 local time (11:05 UTC) on 28 Oct 2026, at a depth of 9 km, according to INGV. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

Data: INGV · updated 2026-10-28 11:05 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude
2.8micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ML)
Depth
9.4 km
Status
Automatic
Origin time
2026-10-28 11:05:56 UTC
Local: 28 Oct 2026, 12:05:56 (Europe/Rome)
Epicentre
38.712° N, 14.143° E

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
CefalùSicily, Italy · pop. 11,61376 kmINot felt
Capo d'OrlandoSicily, Italy · pop. 12,03882 kmINot felt
BagheriaSicily, Italy · pop. 53,14989 kmINot felt
Termini ImereseSicily, Italy · pop. 22,95790 kmINot felt
PalermoSicily, Italy · pop. 648,26095 kmINot felt
MonrealeSicily, Italy · pop. 21,964102 kmINot felt
CataniaSicily, Italy · pop. 311,584158 kmINot felt
NaplesCampania, Italy · pop. 909,048238 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 9 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 Vulcanologia2.8 ML9.4 km38.71° N, 14.14° E–Automatic

How big was it?

Usually not felt. Recorded by nearby seismometers; thousands occur worldwide every day.

It released roughly the energy of 239 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 9 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M2.8 releases about 32× the energy of M1.8, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 239 kg of TNT vs 8 kg of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M1.8. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

113 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M4.1 1 day ago. 262 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M2.8

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
1.612.38
4.042.410
7.871.710
16.532.110
20.051.810
21.603.110
22.652.010
26.762.410
36.171.910
37.202.110
39.192.410
39.451.610
40.442.410
40.442.410
40.512.710
40.512.710
42.483.610
42.782.210
43.153.010
44.091.828
44.091.828
44.941.710
49.581.98
49.581.98
50.732.011
55.781.610
56.981.59
62.442.010
66.361.910
68.042.910
69.611.99
69.611.99
71.051.810
71.961.810
71.961.810
75.492.47
75.492.47
78.142.39
78.352.510
79.031.810
79.072.311
82.301.810
84.381.910
85.792.210
87.422.39
90.451.810
91.772.310
91.772.310
103.352.310
108.712.78
108.712.78
130.392.410
131.712.510
137.012.210
137.012.210
150.842.310
150.842.310
153.572.010
153.572.010
173.871.727
174.931.67
174.931.67
178.232.210
178.232.210
179.091.610
179.091.610
180.432.110
180.432.110
228.671.822
232.062.03
237.211.928
237.852.428
245.302.529
246.241.729
254.252.09
259.142.09
260.762.010
267.562.229
276.412.910
276.552.312
276.902.314
276.952.330
279.211.910
280.932.49
281.622.110
294.562.09
314.682.025
330.104.18
330.432.210
330.602.610
330.752.210
331.022.110
331.032.210
332.122.334
334.332.110
335.933.333
336.132.910
336.202.517
336.582.27
338.062.86
338.492.910
338.842.29
341.261.89
341.432.210
341.651.96
343.332.010
347.822.010
347.862.37
347.921.928
357.242.98
364.503.010
365.023.07
366.392.110
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  2. 3.687 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-30 05:34
  3. 3.376 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 11:01
  4. 3.182 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-29 08:41
  5. 3.087 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-30 06:15
  6. 3.085 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-12 15:35
  7. 3.081 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-12 16:07
  8. 2.985 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-31 07:08
  9. 2.988 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-08 23:30
  10. 2.980 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 11:13
  11. 2.986 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 13:35
  12. 2.989 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-12 08:20
  13. 2.881 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 13:09
  14. 2.792 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-30 03:36
  15. 2.792 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-30 03:36
  16. 2.785 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-01 23:48
  17. 2.785 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-01 23:48
  18. 2.683 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 05:41
  19. 2.591 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-31 17:26
  20. 2.579 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Italy11-02 22:48
  21. 2.580 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-07 16:24
  22. 2.569 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 11:17
  23. 2.482 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-28 15:08
  24. 2.490 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-29 13:51
  25. 2.477 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-30 02:17

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Event id ingv46958231. First recorded here 28 Oct 2026, 11:16:39 UTC. Solutions: INGV (ingv:46958231). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.8 earthquake 76 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ingv46958231-m2-8-earthquake-76-km-n-of-cefalu-sicily-italy, data from INGV.

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