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M3.0 earthquake 88 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 88 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy at 23:09 local time (22:09 UTC) on 27 Oct 2026, at a depth of 9 km, according to INGV. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

Data: INGV · updated 2026-10-27 22:09 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude
3.0minor
local magnitude (Richter) (ML)
Depth
9.4 km
Status
Automatic
Origin time
2026-10-27 22:09:50 UTC
Local: 27 Oct 2026, 23:09:50 (Europe/Rome)
Epicentre
38.819° N, 14.167° E

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
CefalùSicily, Italy · pop. 11,61388 kmINot felt
Capo d'OrlandoSicily, Italy · pop. 12,03890 kmINot felt
BagheriaSicily, Italy · pop. 53,149100 kmINot felt
Termini ImereseSicily, Italy · pop. 22,957102 kmINot felt
PalermoSicily, Italy · pop. 648,260105 kmINot felt
MonrealeSicily, Italy · pop. 21,964112 kmINot felt
CataniaSicily, Italy · pop. 311,584168 kmINot felt
NaplesCampania, Italy · pop. 909,048226 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 13 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 Vulcanologia3.0 ML9.4 km38.82° N, 14.17° 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 477 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 9 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M3.0 releases about 32× the energy of M2.0, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 477 kg of TNT vs 15 kg of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M2.0. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

130 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M4.1 1 day ago. 245 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M3.0

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
1.852.59
2.082.39
3.612.510
4.333.410
5.182.010
5.182.010
8.223.310
8.712.510
10.292.311
10.292.311
11.902.69
11.992.68
11.992.68
12.072.410
12.072.410
12.932.89
12.932.89
13.392.87
13.392.87
14.542.38
16.972.410
20.801.710
29.472.110
32.981.810
34.533.110
35.592.010
39.702.410
49.111.910
50.132.110
52.122.410
52.391.610
53.382.410
53.382.410
53.452.710
53.452.710
55.423.610
55.712.210
56.093.010
57.031.828
57.031.828
57.881.710
62.521.98
62.521.98
63.662.011
68.711.610
69.921.59
75.372.010
79.301.910
80.972.910
82.551.99
82.551.99
83.981.810
84.901.810
84.901.810
88.432.47
88.432.47
91.082.39
91.282.510
91.961.810
92.012.311
95.241.810
97.321.910
98.722.210
100.352.39
103.381.810
104.712.310
104.712.310
116.292.310
121.652.78
121.652.78
143.322.410
144.652.510
149.942.210
149.942.210
163.772.310
163.772.310
186.811.727
187.871.67
187.871.67
191.162.210
191.162.210
192.031.610
192.031.610
193.362.110
193.362.110
241.611.822
244.992.03
250.151.928
250.792.428
258.242.529
259.171.729
267.192.09
272.072.09
273.692.010
280.492.229
289.352.910
289.492.312
289.832.314
289.892.330
292.141.910
293.872.49
294.552.110
307.502.09
327.622.025
343.044.18
343.372.210
343.532.610
343.692.210
343.952.110
343.962.210
345.052.334
347.272.110
348.873.333
349.072.910
349.132.517
349.512.27
350.992.86
351.422.910
351.772.29
354.201.89
354.372.210
354.581.96
356.272.010
360.752.010
360.802.37
360.851.928
370.182.98
377.433.010
377.963.07
379.322.110
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  22. 2.785 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-01 23:48
  23. 2.785 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-01 23:48
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  25. 2.683 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-28 10:09

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Event id ingv47793852. First recorded here 27 Oct 2026, 22:33:30 UTC. Solutions: INGV (ingv:47793852). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M3.0 earthquake 88 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ingv47793852-m3-0-earthquake-88-km-n-of-cefalu-sicily-italy, data from INGV.

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