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M3.6 earthquake 87 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 87 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy at 06:34 local time (05:34 UTC) on 30 Oct 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to INGV. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

Data: INGV · updated 2026-10-30 05:34 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude
3.6minor
local magnitude (Richter) (ML)
Depth
10 km
Status
Automatic
Origin time
2026-10-30 05:34:50 UTC
Local: 30 Oct 2026, 06:34:50 (Europe/Rome)
Epicentre
38.818° N, 14.148° E

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
CefalùSicily, Italy · pop. 11,61387 kmINot felt
Capo d'OrlandoSicily, Italy · pop. 12,03891 kmINot felt
BagheriaSicily, Italy · pop. 53,14999 kmINot felt
Termini ImereseSicily, Italy · pop. 22,957101 kmINot felt
PalermoSicily, Italy · pop. 648,260104 kmINot felt
MonrealeSicily, Italy · pop. 21,964111 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 27 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 Vulcanologia3.6 ML10 km38.82° N, 14.15° 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 3.8 t 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.

M3.6 releases about 32× the energy of M2.6, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 3.8 t of TNT vs 120 kg of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M2.6. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

94 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M4.1 1 day ago. 271 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M3.6

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.292.210
0.673.010
1.611.828
1.611.828
2.461.710
7.101.98
7.101.98
8.242.011
13.301.610
14.501.59
19.962.010
23.881.910
25.552.910
27.131.99
27.131.99
28.571.810
29.481.810
29.481.810
33.012.47
33.012.47
35.662.39
35.872.510
36.551.810
36.592.311
39.821.810
41.901.910
43.302.210
44.932.39
47.971.810
49.292.310
49.292.310
60.872.310
66.232.78
66.232.78
87.912.410
89.232.510
94.532.210
94.532.210
108.362.310
108.362.310
131.391.727
132.451.67
132.451.67
135.742.210
135.742.210
136.611.610
136.611.610
137.952.110
137.952.110
186.191.822
189.582.03
194.731.928
195.372.428
202.822.529
203.761.729
211.772.09
216.652.09
218.282.010
225.082.229
233.932.910
234.072.312
234.412.314
234.472.330
236.731.910
238.452.49
239.142.110
252.082.09
272.202.025
287.624.18
287.952.210
288.112.610
288.272.210
288.532.110
288.552.210
289.632.334
291.852.110
293.453.333
293.652.910
293.722.517
294.102.27
295.582.86
296.002.910
296.362.29
298.781.89
298.952.210
299.171.96
300.852.010
305.332.010
305.382.37
305.441.928
314.762.98
322.013.010
322.543.07
323.902.110
  1. 4.180 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 05:12
  2. 3.376 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 11:01
  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. 3.081 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-12 16:07
  6. 2.985 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-31 07:08
  7. 2.988 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-08 23:30
  8. 2.980 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 11:13
  9. 2.986 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 13:35
  10. 2.989 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-12 08:20
  11. 2.881 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 13:09
  12. 2.785 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-01 23:48
  13. 2.785 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-01 23:48
  14. 2.683 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 05:41
  15. 2.591 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-31 17:26
  16. 2.579 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Italy11-02 22:48
  17. 2.580 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-07 16:24
  18. 2.569 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 11:17
  19. 2.486 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-31 14:35
  20. 2.486 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-31 14:35
  21. 2.489 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-02 21:29
  22. 2.482 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-07 08:57
  23. 2.487 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-09 04:01
  24. 2.378 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-31 17:14
  25. 2.384 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-31 18:10

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Event id ingv47822512. First recorded here 30 Oct 2026, 06:00:23 UTC. Solutions: INGV (ingv:47822512). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M3.6 earthquake 87 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ingv47822512-m3-6-earthquake-87-km-n-of-cefalu-sicily-italy, data from INGV.

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