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M3.5 earthquake 84 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Italy

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 84 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Italy at 11:28 local time (09:28 UTC) on 24 Oct 2026, at a depth of 12 km, according to INGV. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

Data: INGV · updated 2026-10-24 09:28 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude
3.5minor
local magnitude (Richter) (ML)
Depth
12 km
Status
Automatic
Origin time
2026-10-24 09:28:29 UTC
Local: 24 Oct 2026, 11:28:29 (Europe/Rome)
Epicentre
38.781° N, 14.218° E

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
Capo d'OrlandoSicily, Italy · pop. 12,03884 kmINot felt
CefalùSicily, Italy · pop. 11,61384 kmINot felt
BagheriaSicily, Italy · pop. 53,14999 kmINot felt
Termini ImereseSicily, Italy · pop. 22,957100 kmINot felt
PalermoSicily, Italy · pop. 648,260105 kmINot felt
MilazzoSicily, Italy · pop. 31,771109 kmINot felt
CataniaSicily, Italy · pop. 311,584162 kmINot felt
NaplesCampania, Italy · pop. 909,048230 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 23 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 Vulcanologia3.5 ML12 km38.78° N, 14.22° 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 2.7 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 12 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M3.5 releases about 32× the energy of M2.5, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 2.7 t of TNT vs 85 kg of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M2.5. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

210 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M4.1 1 day ago. 174 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M3.5

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.812.412
0.812.412
0.912.210
0.912.210
1.212.110
1.212.110
3.042.110
3.142.210
3.942.19
5.192.010
5.472.09
7.872.210
7.942.310
8.422.510
9.972.110
10.752.310
10.752.310
10.822.310
11.152.810
12.152.710
13.352.69
16.242.210
16.942.510
19.662.610
20.122.410
23.142.310
23.852.410
25.342.48
26.272.911
26.353.419
26.412.731
27.372.410
28.922.810
30.762.110
30.762.110
31.011.910
31.832.610
31.832.610
35.142.410
35.502.835
36.212.230
36.412.323
37.192.99
39.262.234
39.552.632
39.552.47
40.442.611
41.052.010
41.642.210
44.902.026
44.902.026
48.543.210
50.462.310
50.462.310
52.883.210
52.883.210
53.412.710
53.412.710
53.622.010
53.622.010
57.862.010
58.622.610
60.111.810
61.042.19
62.641.810
64.121.710
64.972.511
65.042.210
65.161.910
66.521.710
69.862.410
69.862.410
72.901.910
74.812.710
75.672.010
79.082.310
81.022.510
84.693.09
86.542.59
86.772.39
88.292.510
89.023.410
89.862.010
89.862.010
92.913.310
93.402.510
94.982.311
94.982.311
96.592.69
96.682.68
96.682.68
96.762.410
96.762.410
97.622.89
97.622.89
98.082.87
98.082.87
99.232.38
101.662.410
105.491.710
114.162.110
117.671.810
119.223.110
120.282.010
124.392.410
133.801.910
134.822.110
136.812.410
137.081.610
138.072.410
138.072.410
138.142.710
138.142.710
140.113.610
140.402.210
140.783.010
141.721.828
141.721.828
142.571.710
147.211.98
147.211.98
148.352.011
153.401.610
154.611.59
160.062.010
163.991.910
165.662.910
167.241.99
167.241.99
168.671.810
169.591.810
169.591.810
173.122.47
173.122.47
175.772.39
175.972.510
176.651.810
176.702.311
179.921.810
182.011.910
183.412.210
185.042.39
188.071.810
189.402.310
189.402.310
200.982.310
206.342.78
206.342.78
228.012.410
229.342.510
234.632.210
234.632.210
248.462.310
248.462.310
251.192.010
251.192.010
271.501.727
272.551.67
272.551.67
275.852.210
275.852.210
276.721.610
276.721.610
278.052.110
278.052.110
326.301.822
329.682.03
334.841.928
335.482.428
342.932.529
343.861.729
351.882.09
356.762.09
358.382.010
365.182.229
374.042.910
374.182.312
374.522.314
374.582.330
376.831.910
378.562.49
379.242.110
392.192.09
412.312.025
427.734.18
428.062.210
428.222.610
428.382.210
428.642.110
428.652.210
429.742.334
431.952.110
433.563.333
433.762.910
433.822.517
434.202.27
435.682.86
436.112.910
436.462.29
438.891.89
439.062.210
439.271.96
440.952.010
445.442.010
445.492.37
445.541.928
454.872.98
462.123.010
462.653.07
464.012.110
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Event id ingv47621612. First recorded here 24 Oct 2026, 09:48:16 UTC. Solutions: INGV (ingv:47621612). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M3.5 earthquake 84 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Italy”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ingv47621612-m3-5-earthquake-84-km-nnw-of-capo-d-orlando-sicily-italy, data from INGV.

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