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M2.8 earthquake 110 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Italy

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 110 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Italy at 12:33 local time (11:33 UTC) on 28 Oct 2026, at a depth of 7 km, according to INGV. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

Data: INGV · updated 2026-10-28 11:33 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude
2.8micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ML)
Depth
7.1 km
Status
Automatic
Origin time
2026-10-28 11:33:02 UTC
Local: 28 Oct 2026, 12:33:02 (Europe/Rome)
Epicentre
39.036° N, 14.201° E

Agencies reported this earthquake under two records that have not been merged yet. The main page is M2.8 earthquake 110 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, 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
Capo d'OrlandoSicily, Italy · pop. 12,038110 kmINot felt
CefalùSicily, Italy · pop. 11,613112 kmINot felt
BagheriaSicily, Italy · pop. 53,149122 kmINot felt
Termini ImereseSicily, Italy · pop. 22,957125 kmINot felt
PalermoSicily, Italy · pop. 648,260125 kmINot felt
MilazzoSicily, Italy · pop. 31,771128 kmINot felt
CataniaSicily, Italy · pop. 311,584188 kmINot felt
NaplesCampania, Italy · pop. 909,048202 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 11 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 ML7.1 km39.04° N, 14.20° 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 7 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

43 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M3.6 13 days ago. 166 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M2.8

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
16.082.110
21.143.110
22.202.010
26.312.410
39.992.410
39.992.410
40.062.710
40.062.710
42.033.610
42.703.010
44.491.710
61.992.010
67.582.910
75.042.47
75.042.47
77.902.510
78.581.810
78.622.311
108.262.78
108.262.78
129.942.410
136.562.210
136.562.210
174.481.67
174.481.67
253.802.09
275.962.910
276.102.312
276.442.314
278.761.910
280.482.49
281.172.110
329.982.210
330.142.610
330.562.110
338.032.910
340.982.210
341.201.96
342.882.010
347.362.010
356.792.98
364.043.010
365.932.110
  1. 3.687 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-30 05:34
  2. 3.182 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-29 08:41
  3. 3.087 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-30 06:15
  4. 3.085 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-12 15:35
  5. 2.985 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-31 07:08
  6. 2.988 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-08 23:30
  7. 2.986 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 13:35
  8. 2.989 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-12 08:20
  9. 2.792 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-30 03:36
  10. 2.792 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-30 03:36
  11. 2.785 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-01 23:48
  12. 2.785 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-01 23:48
  13. 2.683 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 05:41
  14. 2.591 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-31 17:26
  15. 2.490 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-29 13:51
  16. 2.485 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-30 03:32
  17. 2.485 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-30 03:32
  18. 2.486 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-31 14:35
  19. 2.486 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-31 14:35
  20. 2.489 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-02 21:29
  21. 2.487 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-09 04:01
  22. 2.384 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-31 18:10
  23. 2.391 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-08 23:39
  24. 2.383 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-08 23:59
  25. 2.282 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Italy11-03 04:06

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Event id ingv47798252. First recorded here 28 Oct 2026, 12:34:42 UTC. Solutions: INGV (ingv:47798252). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.8 earthquake 110 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Italy”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ingv47798252-m2-8-earthquake-110-km-nnw-of-capo-d-orlando-sicily-italy, data from INGV.

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