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M2.3 earthquake 79 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 79 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy at 18:56 local time (17:56 UTC) on 3 Nov 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to INGV. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

Data: INGV · updated 2026-11-03 17:56 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude
2.3micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ML)
Depth
10 km
Status
Automatic
Origin time
2026-11-03 17:56:11 UTC
Local: 3 Nov 2026, 18:56:11 (Europe/Rome)
Epicentre
38.738° N, 14.169° 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. 11,61379 kmINot felt
Capo d'OrlandoSicily, Italy · pop. 12,03883 kmINot felt
BagheriaSicily, Italy · pop. 53,14993 kmINot felt
Termini ImereseSicily, Italy · pop. 22,95794 kmINot felt
PalermoSicily, Italy · pop. 648,26098 kmINot felt
MonrealeSicily, Italy · pop. 21,964106 kmINot felt
CataniaSicily, Italy · pop. 311,584160 kmINot felt
NaplesCampania, Italy · pop. 909,048235 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.

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 Vulcanologia2.3 ML10 km38.74° N, 14.17° E–Automatic

How big was it?

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

It released roughly the energy of 43 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.

M2.3 releases about 32× the energy of M1.3, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 43 kg of TNT vs 1 kg of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M1.3. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

56 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M4.1 1 day ago. 74 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M2.3

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
2.732.010
2.732.010
23.031.727
24.091.67
24.091.67
27.392.210
27.392.210
28.251.610
28.251.610
29.592.110
29.592.110
77.841.822
81.222.03
86.371.928
87.022.428
94.472.529
95.401.729
103.412.09
108.302.09
109.922.010
116.722.229
125.572.910
125.722.312
126.062.314
126.112.330
128.371.910
130.092.49
130.782.110
143.732.09
163.842.025
179.274.18
179.602.210
179.762.610
179.912.210
180.182.110
180.192.210
181.282.334
183.492.110
185.093.333
185.292.910
185.362.517
185.742.27
187.222.86
187.652.910
188.002.29
190.431.89
190.592.210
190.811.96
192.492.010
196.982.010
197.032.37
197.081.928
206.412.98
213.663.010
214.193.07
215.552.110
  1. 4.180 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 05:12
  2. 3.376 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 11:01
  3. 3.085 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-12 15:35
  4. 3.081 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-12 16:07
  5. 2.988 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-08 23:30
  6. 2.980 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 11:13
  7. 2.986 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 13:35
  8. 2.989 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-12 08:20
  9. 2.881 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 13:09
  10. 2.683 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 05:41
  11. 2.580 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-07 16:24
  12. 2.569 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 11:17
  13. 2.482 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-07 08:57
  14. 2.487 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-09 04:01
  15. 2.391 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-08 23:39
  16. 2.383 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-08 23:59
  17. 2.381 km NNE of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-09 00:02
  18. 2.380 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 07:12
  19. 2.378 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 22:57
  20. 2.278 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-04 21:19
  21. 2.278 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-04 21:19
  22. 2.282 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Italy11-08 14:39
  23. 2.285 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 05:31
  24. 2.280 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 05:51
  25. 2.279 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 06:07

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Event id ingv47007061. First recorded here 3 Nov 2026, 18:16:36 UTC. Solutions: INGV (ingv:47007061). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.3 earthquake 79 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ingv47007061-m2-3-earthquake-79-km-n-of-cefalu-sicily-italy, data from INGV.

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