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M2.6 earthquake 83 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 83 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy at 11:03 local time (10:03 UTC) on 28 Oct 2026, at a depth of 9 km, according to INGV. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

Data: INGV · updated 2026-10-28 10:03 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude
2.6micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ML)
Depth
8.7 km
Status
Automatic
Origin time
2026-10-28 10:03:49 UTC
Local: 28 Oct 2026, 11:03:49 (Europe/Rome)
Epicentre
38.782° N, 14.168° E

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
CefalùSicily, Italy · pop. 11,61383 kmINot felt
Capo d'OrlandoSicily, Italy · pop. 12,03887 kmINot felt
BagheriaSicily, Italy · pop. 53,14997 kmINot felt
Termini ImereseSicily, Italy · pop. 22,95798 kmINot felt
PalermoSicily, Italy · pop. 648,260102 kmINot felt
MonrealeSicily, Italy · pop. 21,964109 kmINot felt
CataniaSicily, Italy · pop. 311,584164 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 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
INGVheadlineINGV via Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia2.6 ML8.7 km38.78° 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 120 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.

M2.6 releases about 32× the energy of M1.6, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 120 kg of TNT vs 4 kg of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M1.6. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

121 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M4.1 1 day ago. 256 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M2.6

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.092.68
0.092.68
0.172.410
0.172.410
1.042.89
1.042.89
1.492.87
1.492.87
2.642.38
5.072.410
8.901.710
17.572.110
21.081.810
22.633.110
23.692.010
27.802.410
37.211.910
38.232.110
40.222.410
40.491.610
41.482.410
41.482.410
41.552.710
41.552.710
43.523.610
43.812.210
44.193.010
45.131.828
45.131.828
45.981.710
50.621.98
50.621.98
51.762.011
56.811.610
58.021.59
63.472.010
67.401.910
69.072.910
70.651.99
70.651.99
72.081.810
73.001.810
73.001.810
76.532.47
76.532.47
79.182.39
79.382.510
80.061.810
80.112.311
83.341.810
85.421.910
86.822.210
88.452.39
91.481.810
92.812.310
92.812.310
104.392.310
109.752.78
109.752.78
131.422.410
132.752.510
138.042.210
138.042.210
151.872.310
151.872.310
154.602.010
154.602.010
174.911.727
175.971.67
175.971.67
179.262.210
179.262.210
180.131.610
180.131.610
181.462.110
181.462.110
229.711.822
233.092.03
238.251.928
238.892.428
246.342.529
247.271.729
255.292.09
260.172.09
261.792.010
268.592.229
277.452.910
277.592.312
277.932.314
277.992.330
280.241.910
281.972.49
282.652.110
295.602.09
315.722.025
331.144.18
331.472.210
331.632.610
331.792.210
332.052.110
332.062.210
333.152.334
335.372.110
336.973.333
337.172.910
337.232.517
337.612.27
339.092.86
339.522.910
339.872.29
342.301.89
342.472.210
342.691.96
344.372.010
348.852.010
348.902.37
348.951.928
358.282.98
365.533.010
366.063.07
367.422.110
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  15. 2.8110 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Italy10-28 11:33
  16. 2.8110 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Italy10-28 11:33
  17. 2.881 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 13:09
  18. 2.792 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-30 03:36
  19. 2.792 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-30 03:36
  20. 2.785 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-01 23:48
  21. 2.785 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-01 23:48
  22. 2.683 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-28 10:09
  23. 2.683 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-28 10:09
  24. 2.683 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 05:41
  25. 2.591 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-31 17:26

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Event id ingv47797392. First recorded here 28 Oct 2026, 10:19:36 UTC. Solutions: INGV (ingv:47797392). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.6 earthquake 83 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ingv47797392-m2-6-earthquake-83-km-n-of-cefalu-sicily-italy, data from INGV.

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