Skip to content
SeismoAtlas

M3.0 earthquake 14 km NNW of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 14 km NNW of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy at 21:45 local time (20:45 UTC) on 29 Oct 2026, at a depth of 11 km, according to INGV. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

Data: INGV · updated 2026-10-29 20:45 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude
3.0minor
local magnitude (Richter) (ML)
Depth
11.1 km
Status
Automatic
Origin time
2026-10-29 20:45:23 UTC
Local: 29 Oct 2026, 21:45:23 (Europe/Rome)
Epicentre
42.458° N, 13.306° E

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
L'AquilaAbruzzo, Italy · pop. 33,69114 kmIIWeak
Montorio al VomanoAbruzzo, Italy · pop. 5,10731 kmINot felt
RietiLazio, Italy · pop. 39,06837 kmINot felt
TeramoAbruzzo, Italy · pop. 54,33839 kmINot felt
AvezzanoAbruzzo, Italy · pop. 37,80849 kmINot felt
RomeLazio, Italy · pop. 2,318,89591 kmINot felt
NaplesCampania, Italy · pop. 909,048196 kmINot felt
FlorenceTuscany, Italy · pop. 367,150222 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 Vulcanologia3.0 ML11.1 km42.46° N, 13.31° 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 11 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

13 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M2.4 8 days ago. 11 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M3.0

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
61.531.713
75.102.38
75.102.38
134.461.519
134.461.519
135.842.49
217.571.69
221.691.911
290.651.58
315.991.515
324.732.310
325.241.98
337.081.614
  1. 2.421 km E of Rieti, Lazio, Italy11-04 12:35
  2. 2.314 km SE of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy11-01 23:51
  3. 2.314 km SE of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy11-01 23:51
  4. 2.318 km ESE of Rieti, Lazio, Italy11-12 09:29
  5. 1.916 km NW of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy11-08 02:26
  6. 1.917 km ESE of Rieti, Lazio, Italy11-12 09:59
  7. 1.725 km NW of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy11-01 10:17
  8. 1.630 km WNW of Montorio al Vomano, Abruzzo, Italy11-07 22:19
  9. 1.626 km NW of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy11-12 21:50
  10. 1.520 km WNW of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy11-04 11:12
  11. 1.520 km WNW of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy11-04 11:12
  12. 1.516 km ESE of Rieti, Lazio, Italy11-10 23:24
  13. 1.527 km NNW of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy11-12 00:44

Did you feel it?

Reports from people help show where shaking was strong. They are anonymous and shown here in aggregate.

Reports close 14 days after an earthquake.

Reports on SeismoAtlas

No reports yet.

Event id ingv47819782. First recorded here 29 Oct 2026, 20:53:58 UTC. Solutions: INGV (ingv:47819782). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M3.0 earthquake 14 km NNW of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ingv47819782-m3-0-earthquake-14-km-nnw-of-l-aquila-abruzzo-italy, data from INGV.

JSON: /api/v1/events/ingv47819782. SeismoAtlas is not an official warning service.