M4.7 earthquake 98 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Italy
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 98 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Italy at 05:42 local time (03:42 UTC) on 8 Oct 2026, at a depth of 375 km, according to INGV. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.
Data: INGV · updated 2026-10-08 03:42 UTC · automatic solution
- Magnitude
- 4.7light
local magnitude (Richter) (ML) - Depth
- 375.3 km
- Status
- Automatic
- Origin time
- 2026-10-08 03:42:49 UTC
- Local: 8 Oct 2026, 05:42:49 (Europe/Rome)
- Epicentre
- 39.001° N, 14.500° E
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Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Est. shaking |
|---|---|---|
| Capo d'OrlandoSicily, Italy · pop. 12,038 | 98 km | INot felt |
| PattiSicily, Italy · pop. 9,321 | 103 km | INot felt |
| MilazzoSicily, Italy · pop. 31,771 | 108 km | INot felt |
| Barcellona Pozzo di GottoSicily, Italy · pop. 34,598 | 113 km | INot felt |
| MessinaSicily, Italy · pop. 219,948 | 128 km | INot felt |
| Termini ImereseSicily, Italy · pop. 22,957 | 133 km | INot felt |
| PalermoSicily, Italy · pop. 648,260 | 139 km | INot felt |
| CataniaSicily, Italy · pop. 311,584 | 175 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INGVheadlineBULLETIN-INGV via Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia | 4.7 ML | 375.3 km | 39.00° N, 14.50° E | – | Automatic · 1 revision |
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How big was it?
Widely felt near the epicentre: rattling windows and objects. Significant damage is unlikely.
It released roughly the energy of 169 t 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 375 km this was a deep earthquake, which spreads shaking over a wider area but less intensely.
M4.7 releases about 32× the energy of M3.7, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 169 t of TNT vs 5.4 t of TNT.
Each square is the energy of one M3.7. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.
Aftershocks and nearby activity
1 later earthquake within 30 km; the largest was M4.7 4 days ago. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.
Mainshock M4.7
1 later earthquake nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).
| Time after mainshock (hours) | Magnitude | Depth (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | 4.7 | 372 |
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 ingv47468602. First recorded here 8 Oct 2026, 05:44:39 UTC. Solutions: INGV (ingv:47468602). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M4.7 earthquake 98 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Italy”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ingv47468602-m4-7-earthquake-98-km-nnw-of-capo-d-orlando-sicily-italy, data from INGV.
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