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M3.1 earthquake 82 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 82 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy at 09:41 local time (08:41 UTC) on 29 Oct 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to INGV. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

Data: INGV · updated 2026-10-29 08:41 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude
3.1minor
local magnitude (Richter) (ML)
Depth
10 km
Status
Automatic
Origin time
2026-10-29 08:41:41 UTC
Local: 29 Oct 2026, 09:41:41 (Europe/Rome)
Epicentre
38.774° N, 14.159° E

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
CefalùSicily, Italy · pop. 11,61382 kmINot felt
Capo d'OrlandoSicily, Italy · pop. 12,03886 kmINot felt
BagheriaSicily, Italy · pop. 53,14996 kmINot felt
Termini ImereseSicily, Italy · pop. 22,95797 kmINot felt
PalermoSicily, Italy · pop. 648,260101 kmINot felt
MonrealeSicily, Italy · pop. 21,964108 kmINot felt
CataniaSicily, Italy · pop. 311,584163 kmINot felt
NaplesCampania, Italy · pop. 909,048231 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 14 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 Vulcanologia3.1 ML10 km38.77° N, 14.16° 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 674 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 10 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M3.1 releases about 32× the energy of M2.1, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 674 kg of TNT vs 21 kg of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M2.1. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

107 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M4.1 1 day ago. 264 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M3.1

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
1.062.010
5.172.410
14.581.910
15.602.110
17.592.410
17.861.610
18.852.410
18.852.410
18.922.710
18.922.710
20.893.610
21.182.210
21.563.010
22.501.828
22.501.828
23.351.710
27.991.98
27.991.98
29.132.011
34.181.610
35.391.59
40.842.010
44.771.910
46.442.910
48.021.99
48.021.99
49.451.810
50.371.810
50.371.810
53.902.47
53.902.47
56.552.39
56.752.510
57.431.810
57.482.311
60.701.810
62.791.910
64.192.210
65.822.39
68.851.810
70.182.310
70.182.310
81.762.310
87.122.78
87.122.78
108.792.410
110.122.510
115.412.210
115.412.210
129.242.310
129.242.310
131.972.010
131.972.010
152.281.727
153.331.67
153.331.67
156.632.210
156.632.210
157.501.610
157.501.610
158.832.110
158.832.110
207.081.822
210.462.03
215.621.928
216.262.428
223.712.529
224.641.729
232.662.09
237.542.09
239.162.010
245.962.229
254.822.910
254.962.312
255.302.314
255.362.330
257.611.910
259.342.49
260.022.110
272.972.09
293.092.025
308.514.18
308.842.210
309.002.610
309.162.210
309.422.110
309.432.210
310.522.334
312.732.110
314.343.333
314.542.910
314.602.517
314.982.27
316.462.86
316.892.910
317.242.29
319.671.89
319.842.210
320.051.96
321.732.010
326.222.010
326.272.37
326.321.928
335.652.98
342.903.010
343.433.07
344.792.110
  1. 4.180 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 05:12
  2. 3.687 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-30 05:34
  3. 3.376 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 11:01
  4. 3.087 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-30 06:15
  5. 3.085 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-12 15:35
  6. 3.081 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-12 16:07
  7. 2.985 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-31 07:08
  8. 2.988 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-08 23:30
  9. 2.980 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 11:13
  10. 2.986 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 13:35
  11. 2.989 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-12 08:20
  12. 2.881 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 13:09
  13. 2.792 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-30 03:36
  14. 2.792 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-30 03:36
  15. 2.785 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-01 23:48
  16. 2.785 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-01 23:48
  17. 2.683 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 05:41
  18. 2.591 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-31 17:26
  19. 2.579 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Italy11-02 22:48
  20. 2.580 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-07 16:24
  21. 2.569 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 11:17
  22. 2.490 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-29 13:51
  23. 2.477 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-30 02:17
  24. 2.485 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-30 03:32
  25. 2.485 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-30 03:32

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Event id ingv47805752. First recorded here 29 Oct 2026, 08:59:30 UTC. Solutions: INGV (ingv:47805752). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M3.1 earthquake 82 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ingv47805752-m3-1-earthquake-82-km-n-of-cefalu-sicily-italy, data from INGV.

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