M3.8 earthquake 77 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 77 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy at 23:38 local time (21:38 UTC) on 20 Oct 2026, at a depth of 31 km, according to INGV. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

Data: INGV · updated 2026-10-20 21:38 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude: 3.8minor
local magnitude (Richter) (ML)
Depth: 31.2 km
Status: Automatic
Origin time: 2026-10-20 21:38:58 UTC; Local: 20 Oct 2026, 23:38:58 (Europe/Rome)
Epicentre: 38.722° N, 14.154° E

Agencies reported this earthquake under two records that have not been merged yet. The main page is M3.8 earthquake 77 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy.

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
Place	Distance	Est. shaking
CefalùSicily, Italy · pop. 11,613	77 km	INot felt
Capo d'OrlandoSicily, Italy · pop. 12,038	82 km	INot felt
BagheriaSicily, Italy · pop. 53,149	91 km	INot felt
Termini ImereseSicily, Italy · pop. 22,957	92 km	INot felt
PalermoSicily, Italy · pop. 648,260	96 km	INot felt
MonrealeSicily, Italy · pop. 21,964	104 km	INot felt
CataniaSicily, Italy · pop. 311,584	159 km	INot felt
NaplesCampania, Italy · pop. 909,048	237 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. 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.

Agency	Magnitude	Depth	Epicentre	Time offset	Status
INGVheadlineINGV via Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia	3.8 ML	31.2 km	38.72° N, 14.15° 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 7.6 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 31 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

Compare M3.8 with M2.8

M3.8 releases about 32× the energy of M2.8, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 7.6 t of TNT vs 239 kg of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M2.8. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

381 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M5.0 20 days ago. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M3.8

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)	Magnitude	Depth (km)
0.48	3.6	31
0.48	3.6	31
0.96	2.2	17
7.38	2.6	32
22.08	2.6	27
29.97	3.7	14
31.58	3.1	10
31.58	3.1	10
31.61	2.8	32
33.22	2.2	10
50.53	3.4	32
50.53	3.4	32
58.39	3.9	25
59.43	3.3	9
60.21	4.3	24
60.29	3.6	32
60.43	2.9	10
60.67	5.0	9
60.77	4.0	8
60.91	3.3	11
61.05	3.0	10
61.07	3.2	10
61.21	3.2	25
61.27	2.8	10
61.28	3.3	10
61.49	2.9	10
61.49	2.9	10
61.67	2.7	10
61.78	2.9	8
62.11	2.8	10
62.29	2.7	8
62.45	3.2	8
62.58	2.9	9
62.58	2.9	9
62.76	2.5	10
62.79	3.0	10
62.79	3.0	10
62.86	2.8	10
62.86	2.8	10
62.94	2.9	10
62.97	2.6	17
63.05	2.7	10
63.15	2.7	10
63.35	3.2	10
63.44	2.5	10
63.57	3.0	10
63.57	3.0	10
63.71	2.8	10
63.77	2.5	6
63.83	2.2	10
64.11	2.1	10
64.16	2.4	10
64.28	4.6	8
64.28	4.6	8
64.44	2.9	13
64.44	2.9	13
64.55	2.8	10
64.55	2.8	10
64.78	2.7	10
64.82	2.1	11
64.84	2.3	9
64.96	2.7	10
65.00	2.9	6
65.22	2.5	10
65.44	3.5	6
65.58	3.0	7
65.58	3.0	7
65.79	2.4	10
65.89	4.1	7
65.95	2.9	7
66.13	2.4	10
66.25	2.1	10
66.59	2.7	10
66.59	2.7	10
66.64	2.6	10
66.64	2.6	10
66.68	2.1	10
66.70	1.9	10
67.11	2.5	10
67.20	2.7	6
67.23	2.4	7
67.33	3.1	10
67.51	2.8	10
67.51	2.8	10
67.53	2.6	10
67.53	2.6	10
67.63	2.6	10
67.63	2.6	10
67.85	2.2	9
68.22	2.5	10
68.45	2.2	10
68.68	2.3	10
68.68	2.3	10
69.23	2.2	10
69.46	2.5	10
69.53	2.9	4
69.53	2.9	4
69.68	2.8	10
69.85	3.1	6
69.97	2.2	12
70.14	2.7	10
70.39	2.7	10
70.69	2.8	10
70.69	2.8	10
70.85	2.6	12
71.01	2.5	10
71.15	2.5	10
71.17	2.3	28
71.20	2.3	10
71.84	2.1	10
71.97	1.9	10
72.33	2.1	10
72.54	2.1	7
72.54	2.1	7
72.69	3.1	10
72.94	2.7	10
73.11	2.5	9
73.14	2.4	10
73.19	2.9	10
73.37	2.1	10
73.49	2.1	10
73.70	2.6	10
73.74	2.5	27
74.04	1.8	10
74.09	2.5	10
74.12	2.3	10
74.21	1.8	10
74.28	2.7	30
74.38	2.1	10
74.42	2.3	10
74.48	2.4	10
74.74	2.4	10
75.22	2.2	10
75.27	1.8	10
75.70	2.2	10
75.86	1.8	10
76.07	2.0	10
76.13	2.3	10
76.16	2.7	10
76.26	1.7	10
76.31	2.6	10
76.82	3.3	10
76.91	2.2	10
77.07	2.0	10
77.57	3.4	10
77.57	3.4	10
77.79	2.5	10
77.93	2.5	10
78.01	2.2	10
78.50	2.2	10
78.59	2.3	10
79.07	2.0	10
79.56	3.1	10
79.56	3.1	10
80.07	2.6	10
80.30	2.1	10
80.79	2.9	10
81.07	2.5	10
81.11	2.9	10
81.22	2.1	9
81.24	2.5	10
81.39	2.5	10
81.62	2.2	10
81.62	2.2	10
81.88	2.3	10
82.07	2.1	8
82.15	2.3	10
82.49	2.5	10
82.53	2.3	12
82.53	2.3	12
82.67	2.3	10
83.42	2.7	10
83.83	3.5	12
84.64	2.4	12
84.64	2.4	12
84.74	2.2	10
84.74	2.2	10
85.03	2.1	10
85.03	2.1	10
86.87	2.1	10
86.97	2.2	10
87.77	2.1	9
89.01	2.0	10
89.30	2.0	9
91.69	2.2	10
91.77	2.3	10
92.25	2.5	10
93.80	2.1	10
94.57	2.3	10
94.57	2.3	10
94.65	2.3	10
94.98	2.8	10
95.98	2.7	10
97.18	2.6	9
100.06	2.2	10
100.77	2.5	10
103.48	2.6	10
103.94	2.4	10
106.97	2.3	10
107.68	2.4	10
109.17	2.4	8
110.09	2.9	11
110.18	3.4	19
110.23	2.7	31
111.20	2.4	10
112.75	2.8	10
114.59	2.1	10
114.59	2.1	10
114.84	1.9	10
115.65	2.6	10
115.65	2.6	10
118.96	2.4	10
119.33	2.8	35
120.03	2.2	30
120.24	2.3	23
121.02	2.9	9
123.09	2.2	34
123.38	2.6	32
123.38	2.4	7
124.27	2.6	11
124.88	2.0	10
125.47	2.2	10
128.72	2.0	26
128.72	2.0	26
132.37	3.2	10
134.28	2.3	10
134.28	2.3	10
136.71	3.2	10
136.71	3.2	10
137.23	2.7	10
137.23	2.7	10
137.45	2.0	10
137.45	2.0	10
141.69	2.0	10
142.45	2.6	10
143.94	1.8	10
144.87	2.1	9
146.47	1.8	10
147.94	1.7	10
148.80	2.5	11
148.86	2.2	10
148.99	1.9	10
150.35	1.7	10
153.68	2.4	10
153.68	2.4	10
156.73	1.9	10
158.63	2.7	10
159.49	2.0	10
162.91	2.3	10
164.84	2.5	10
168.51	3.0	9
170.37	2.5	9
170.59	2.3	9
172.12	2.5	10
172.84	3.4	10
173.69	2.0	10
173.69	2.0	10
176.74	3.3	10
177.22	2.5	10
178.81	2.3	11
178.81	2.3	11
180.41	2.6	9
180.51	2.6	8
180.51	2.6	8
180.59	2.4	10
180.59	2.4	10
181.45	2.8	9
181.45	2.8	9
183.06	2.3	8
185.49	2.4	10
189.32	1.7	10
197.98	2.1	10
201.50	1.8	10
203.05	3.1	10
204.10	2.0	10
208.21	2.4	10
217.62	1.9	10
218.65	2.1	10
220.64	2.4	10
220.90	1.6	10
221.89	2.4	10
221.89	2.4	10
221.96	2.7	10
221.96	2.7	10
223.93	3.6	10
224.23	2.2	10
224.60	3.0	10
225.54	1.8	28
225.54	1.8	28
226.39	1.7	10
231.03	1.9	8
231.03	1.9	8
232.18	2.0	11
237.23	1.6	10
238.43	1.5	9
243.89	2.0	10
247.81	1.9	10
249.49	2.9	10
251.06	1.9	9
251.06	1.9	9
252.50	1.8	10
253.41	1.8	10
253.41	1.8	10
256.94	2.4	7
256.94	2.4	7
259.59	2.3	9
259.80	2.5	10
260.48	1.8	10
260.52	2.3	11
263.75	1.8	10
265.83	1.9	10
267.24	2.2	10
268.86	2.3	9
271.90	1.8	10
273.22	2.3	10
273.22	2.3	10
284.80	2.3	10
290.16	2.7	8
290.16	2.7	8
311.84	2.4	10
313.16	2.5	10
318.46	2.2	10
318.46	2.2	10
332.29	2.3	10
332.29	2.3	10
335.01	2.0	10
335.01	2.0	10
355.32	1.7	27
356.38	1.6	7
356.38	1.6	7
359.68	2.2	10
359.68	2.2	10
360.54	1.6	10
360.54	1.6	10
361.88	2.1	10
361.88	2.1	10
410.12	1.8	22
413.51	2.0	3
418.66	1.9	28
419.30	2.4	28
426.75	2.5	29
427.69	1.7	29
435.70	2.0	9
440.59	2.0	9
442.21	2.0	10
449.01	2.2	29
457.86	2.9	10
458.00	2.3	12
458.35	2.3	14
458.40	2.3	30
460.66	1.9	10
462.38	2.4	9
463.07	2.1	10
476.01	2.0	9
496.13	2.0	25
511.55	4.1	8
511.88	2.2	10
512.05	2.6	10
512.20	2.2	10
512.46	2.1	10
512.48	2.2	10
513.56	2.3	34
515.78	2.1	10
517.38	3.3	33
517.58	2.9	10
517.65	2.5	17
518.03	2.2	7
519.51	2.8	6
519.93	2.9	10
520.29	2.2	9
522.71	1.8	9
522.88	2.2	10
523.10	1.9	6
524.78	2.0	10
529.27	2.0	10
529.31	2.3	7
529.37	1.9	28
538.69	2.9	8
545.95	3.0	10
546.47	3.0	7
547.83	2.1	10

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Event id ingv47587672. First recorded here 20 Oct 2026, 22:32:50 UTC. Solutions: INGV (ingv:47587672). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M3.8 earthquake 77 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ingv47587672-m3-8-earthquake-77-km-n-of-cefalu-sicily-italy, data from INGV.

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