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M2.0 earthquake near Zafferana Etnea, Sicily, Italy

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck near Zafferana Etnea, Sicily, Italy at 01:05 local time (00:05 UTC) on 27 Oct 2026, at a depth of 0 km, according to INGV. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

Data: INGV · updated 2026-10-27 00:05 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude
2.0micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ML)
Depth
0 km
Status
Automatic
Origin time
2026-10-27 00:05:26 UTC
Local: 27 Oct 2026, 01:05:26 (Europe/Rome)
Epicentre
37.675° N, 15.114° E

Agencies reported this earthquake under two records that have not been merged yet. The main page is M2.0 earthquake near Zafferana Etnea, Sicily, Italy.

Circles show this event and others within 30 km from 7 days before to 30 days after. Lines: plate boundaries and GEM active faults. Open on the live map

Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
Zafferana EtneaSicily, Italy · pop. 9,2141 kmVModerate
TrecastagniSicily, Italy · pop. 10,1357 kmIIWeak
Aci CatenaSicily, Italy · pop. 24,6638 kmIIWeak
GiarreSicily, Italy · pop. 24,1388 kmIIWeak
AcirealeSicily, Italy · pop. 49,4779 kmIIWeak
San Giovanni la PuntaSicily, Italy · pop. 22,04611 kmIIWeak
CataniaSicily, Italy · pop. 311,58421 kmINot felt
PalermoSicily, Italy · pop. 648,260162 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 6 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
INGVheadlineSURVEY-INGV-CT#KATALOC via Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia2.0 ML0 km37.67° N, 15.11° E–Automatic

How big was it?

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

It released roughly the energy of 15 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 0 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M2.0 releases about 32× the energy of M1.0, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 15 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

8 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M2.0 11 days ago. 8 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M2.0

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
8.871.60
126.111.723
138.612.010
138.612.010
139.921.71
214.591.914
214.591.914
289.811.52
  1. 2.05 km ENE of Bronte, Sicily, Italy11-01 18:42
  2. 2.05 km ENE of Bronte, Sicily, Italy11-01 18:42
  3. 1.9Near Bronte, Sicily, Italy11-04 22:40
  4. 1.9Near Bronte, Sicily, Italy11-04 22:40
  5. 1.710 km NW of Linguaglossa, Sicily, Italy11-01 06:11
  6. 1.713 km NW of Zafferana Etnea, Sicily, Italy11-01 20:00
  7. 1.612 km NW of Zafferana Etnea, Sicily, Italy10-27 08:57
  8. 1.510 km NW of Zafferana Etnea, Sicily, Italy11-08 01:54

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Reports on SeismoAtlas

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Event id ingv47785822. First recorded here 27 Oct 2026, 00:29:41 UTC. Solutions: INGV (ingv:47785822). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.0 earthquake near Zafferana Etnea, Sicily, Italy”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ingv47785822-m2-0-earthquake-near-zafferana-etnea-sicily-italy, data from INGV.

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