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M2.8 earthquake 74 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 74 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy at 21:58 local time (20:58 UTC) on 25 Oct 2026, at a depth of 35 km, according to INGV. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

Data: INGV · updated 2026-10-25 20:58 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude
2.8micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ML)
Depth
34.5 km
Status
Automatic
Origin time
2026-10-25 20:58:32 UTC
Local: 25 Oct 2026, 21:58:32 (Europe/Rome)
Epicentre
38.699° N, 14.108° E

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
CefalùSicily, Italy · pop. 11,61374 kmINot felt
Campofelice di RoccellaSicily, Italy · pop. 5,91481 kmINot felt
BagheriaSicily, Italy · pop. 53,14986 kmINot felt
Termini ImereseSicily, Italy · pop. 22,95788 kmINot felt
PalermoSicily, Italy · pop. 648,26092 kmINot felt
MonrealeSicily, Italy · pop. 21,96499 kmINot felt
CataniaSicily, Italy · pop. 311,584159 kmINot felt
NaplesCampania, Italy · pop. 909,048240 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
INGVheadlineINGV via Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia2.8 ML34.5 km38.70° N, 14.11° 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 35 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

168 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M4.1 1 day ago. 214 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M2.8

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.702.230
0.912.323
1.692.99
3.762.234
4.052.632
4.052.47
4.942.611
5.552.010
6.142.210
9.392.026
9.392.026
13.043.210
14.962.310
14.962.310
17.383.210
17.383.210
17.912.710
17.912.710
18.122.010
18.122.010
22.362.010
23.122.610
24.611.810
25.542.19
27.141.810
28.621.710
29.472.511
29.542.210
29.661.910
31.021.710
34.362.410
34.362.410
37.401.910
39.302.710
40.162.010
43.582.310
45.512.510
49.193.09
51.042.59
51.272.39
52.792.510
53.523.410
54.362.010
54.362.010
57.413.310
57.902.510
59.482.311
59.482.311
61.092.69
61.182.68
61.182.68
61.262.410
61.262.410
62.122.89
62.122.89
63.732.38
66.162.410
69.991.710
78.652.110
82.171.810
83.723.110
84.782.010
88.892.410
98.301.910
99.322.110
101.312.410
101.581.610
102.572.410
102.572.410
102.632.710
102.632.710
104.603.610
104.902.210
105.283.010
106.221.828
106.221.828
107.071.710
111.701.98
111.701.98
112.852.011
117.901.610
119.111.59
124.562.010
128.481.910
130.162.910
131.741.99
131.741.99
133.171.810
134.091.810
134.091.810
137.622.47
137.622.47
140.272.39
140.472.510
141.151.810
141.202.311
144.421.810
146.511.910
147.912.210
149.542.39
152.571.810
153.902.310
153.902.310
165.482.310
170.842.78
170.842.78
192.512.410
193.842.510
199.132.210
199.132.210
212.962.310
212.962.310
215.692.010
215.692.010
236.001.727
237.051.67
237.051.67
240.352.210
240.352.210
241.221.610
241.221.610
242.552.110
242.552.110
290.801.822
294.182.03
299.331.928
299.982.428
307.432.529
308.361.729
316.372.09
321.262.09
322.882.010
329.682.229
338.532.910
338.682.312
339.022.314
339.072.330
341.331.910
343.062.49
343.742.110
356.692.09
376.802.025
392.234.18
392.562.210
392.722.610
392.882.210
393.142.110
393.152.210
394.242.334
396.452.110
398.053.333
398.252.910
398.322.517
398.702.27
400.182.86
400.612.910
400.962.29
403.391.89
403.552.210
403.771.96
405.452.010
409.942.010
409.992.37
410.041.928
419.372.98
426.623.010
427.153.07
428.512.110
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Event id ingv47630852. First recorded here 25 Oct 2026, 21:16:40 UTC. Solutions: INGV (ingv:47630852). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.8 earthquake 74 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ingv47630852-m2-8-earthquake-74-km-n-of-cefalu-sicily-italy, data from INGV.

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