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M2.8 earthquake 93 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 93 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy at 22:37 local time (20:37 UTC) on 24 Oct 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to INGV. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

Data: INGV · updated 2026-10-24 20:37 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude
2.8micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ML)
Depth
10 km
Status
Automatic
Origin time
2026-10-24 20:37:42 UTC
Local: 24 Oct 2026, 22:37:42 (Europe/Rome)
Epicentre
38.869° N, 14.171° E

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
CefalùSicily, Italy · pop. 11,61393 kmINot felt
Capo d'OrlandoSicily, Italy · pop. 12,03895 kmINot felt
BagheriaSicily, Italy · pop. 53,149105 kmINot felt
Termini ImereseSicily, Italy · pop. 22,957107 kmINot felt
PalermoSicily, Italy · pop. 648,260109 kmINot felt
MonrealeSicily, Italy · pop. 21,964117 kmINot felt
CataniaSicily, Italy · pop. 311,584172 kmINot felt
NaplesCampania, Italy · pop. 909,048220 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 8 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 Vulcanologia2.8 ML10 km38.87° 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 239 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.

M2.8 releases about 32× the energy of M1.8, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 239 kg of TNT vs 8 kg of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M1.8. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

188 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M4.1 1 day ago. 190 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M2.8

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
1.002.710
2.202.69
5.082.210
5.792.510
8.512.610
8.962.410
11.992.310
12.702.410
14.192.48
15.112.911
15.203.419
15.252.731
16.222.410
17.772.810
19.612.110
19.612.110
19.861.910
20.672.610
20.672.610
23.992.410
24.352.835
25.052.230
25.262.323
26.042.99
28.112.234
28.402.632
28.402.47
29.292.611
29.902.010
30.492.210
33.742.026
33.742.026
37.393.210
39.312.310
39.312.310
41.733.210
41.733.210
42.252.710
42.252.710
42.472.010
42.472.010
46.712.010
47.472.610
48.961.810
49.892.19
51.491.810
52.971.710
53.822.511
53.882.210
54.011.910
55.371.710
58.702.410
58.702.410
61.751.910
63.652.710
64.512.010
67.932.310
69.862.510
73.543.09
75.392.59
75.622.39
77.142.510
77.863.410
78.712.010
78.712.010
81.763.310
82.242.510
83.832.311
83.832.311
85.442.69
85.532.68
85.532.68
85.612.410
85.612.410
86.472.89
86.472.89
86.922.87
86.922.87
88.082.38
90.512.410
94.341.710
103.002.110
106.521.810
108.073.110
109.122.010
113.232.410
122.641.910
123.672.110
125.662.410
125.921.610
126.912.410
126.912.410
126.982.710
126.982.710
128.953.610
129.252.210
129.623.010
130.571.828
130.571.828
131.411.710
136.051.98
136.051.98
137.202.011
142.251.610
143.451.59
148.912.010
152.831.910
154.512.910
156.091.99
156.091.99
157.521.810
158.431.810
158.431.810
161.962.47
161.962.47
164.612.39
164.822.510
165.501.810
165.542.311
168.771.810
170.851.910
172.262.210
173.892.39
176.921.810
178.242.310
178.242.310
189.822.310
195.192.78
195.192.78
216.862.410
218.182.510
223.482.210
223.482.210
237.312.310
237.312.310
260.341.727
261.401.67
261.401.67
264.702.210
264.702.210
265.561.610
265.561.610
266.902.110
266.902.110
318.532.03
323.681.928
324.322.428
331.772.529
332.711.729
340.722.09
345.612.09
347.232.010
354.032.229
362.882.910
363.022.312
363.372.314
363.422.330
365.681.910
367.402.49
368.092.110
381.032.09
401.152.025
416.574.18
416.902.210
417.072.610
417.222.210
417.492.110
417.502.210
418.592.334
420.802.110
422.403.333
422.602.910
422.672.517
423.052.27
424.532.86
424.962.910
425.312.29
427.741.89
427.902.210
428.121.96
429.802.010
434.292.010
434.332.37
434.391.928
443.722.98
450.973.010
451.503.07
452.862.110
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  2. 3.687 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-30 05:34
  3. 3.487 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-25 11:49
  4. 3.483 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-28 02:29
  5. 3.389 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-28 06:23
  6. 3.376 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 11:01
  7. 3.291 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-26 10:00
  8. 3.287 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-26 14:21
  9. 3.287 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-26 14:21
  10. 3.182 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-29 08:41
  11. 3.088 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-27 22:09
  12. 3.087 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-30 06:15
  13. 3.085 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-12 15:35
  14. 3.081 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-12 16:07
  15. 2.992 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Italy10-25 11:44
  16. 2.982 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-25 22:39
  17. 2.985 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-31 07:08
  18. 2.988 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-08 23:30
  19. 2.980 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 11:13
  20. 2.986 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 13:35
  21. 2.989 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-12 08:20
  22. 2.877 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-25 14:23
  23. 2.874 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-25 20:58
  24. 2.876 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-28 11:05
  25. 2.876 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-28 11:05

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Event id ingv47625982. First recorded here 24 Oct 2026, 20:45:42 UTC. Solutions: INGV (ingv:47625982). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.8 earthquake 93 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ingv47625982-m2-8-earthquake-93-km-n-of-cefalu-sicily-italy, data from INGV.

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