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M1.5 earthquake 9 km W of Paternò, Sicily, Italy

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km W of Paternò, Sicily, Italy at 21:35 local time (19:35 UTC) on 22 Oct 2026, at a depth of 8 km, according to INGV. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

Data: INGV · updated 2026-10-22 19:35 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude
1.5micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ML)
Depth
7.8 km
Status
Automatic
Origin time
2026-10-22 19:35:11 UTC
Local: 22 Oct 2026, 21:35:11 (Europe/Rome)
Epicentre
37.570° N, 14.801° E

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
PaternòSicily, Italy · pop. 46,0309 kmINot felt
Santa Maria di LicodiaSicily, Italy · pop. 6,81010 kmINot felt
BiancavillaSicily, Italy · pop. 23,18810 kmINot felt
AdranoSicily, Italy · pop. 34,44610 kmINot felt
MisterbiancoSicily, Italy · pop. 45,54219 kmINot felt
CataniaSicily, Italy · pop. 311,58425 kmINot felt
PalermoSicily, Italy · pop. 648,260141 kmINot felt
NaplesCampania, Italy · pop. 909,048368 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
INGVheadlineSURVEY-INGV-CT#SeismPicker_SO-OE via Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia1.5 ML7.8 km37.57° N, 14.80° E–Automatic

How big was it?

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

It released roughly the energy of 3 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 8 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M1.5 releases about 5.6× the energy of M1.0, and its waves are about 3.2× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 3 kg of TNT vs 477 g of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M1.0. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

9 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M2.0 16 days ago. 14 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M1.5

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
100.502.00
100.502.00
109.371.60
239.122.010
239.122.010
240.421.71
315.091.914
315.091.914
390.321.52
  1. 2.0Near Zafferana Etnea, Sicily, Italy10-27 00:05
  2. 2.0Near Zafferana Etnea, Sicily, Italy10-27 00:05
  3. 2.05 km ENE of Bronte, Sicily, Italy11-01 18:42
  4. 2.05 km ENE of Bronte, Sicily, Italy11-01 18:42
  5. 1.9Near Bronte, Sicily, Italy11-04 22:40
  6. 1.9Near Bronte, Sicily, Italy11-04 22:40
  7. 1.713 km NW of Zafferana Etnea, Sicily, Italy11-01 20:00
  8. 1.612 km NW of Zafferana Etnea, Sicily, Italy10-27 08:57
  9. 1.510 km NW of Zafferana Etnea, Sicily, Italy11-08 01:54

Did you feel it?

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Reports on SeismoAtlas

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Event id ingv47602042. First recorded here 22 Oct 2026, 19:58:40 UTC. Solutions: INGV (ingv:47602042). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M1.5 earthquake 9 km W of Paternò, Sicily, Italy”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ingv47602042-m1-5-earthquake-9-km-w-of-paterno-sicily-italy, data from INGV.

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