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M3.0 earthquake 87 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 87 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy at 07:15 local time (06:15 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 06:15 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude
3.0minor
local magnitude (Richter) (ML)
Depth
10 km
Status
Automatic
Origin time
2026-10-30 06:15:10 UTC
Local: 30 Oct 2026, 07:15:10 (Europe/Rome)
Epicentre
38.815° N, 14.126° 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. 12,03892 kmINot felt
BagheriaSicily, Italy · pop. 53,14998 kmINot felt
Termini ImereseSicily, Italy · pop. 22,957100 kmINot felt
PalermoSicily, Italy · pop. 648,260102 kmINot felt
MonrealeSicily, Italy · pop. 21,964109 kmINot felt
CataniaSicily, Italy · pop. 311,584169 kmINot felt
NaplesCampania, Italy · pop. 909,048227 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 12 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 ML10 km38.81° N, 14.13° 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 10 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

92 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M4.1 1 day ago. 275 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M3.0

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.941.828
0.941.828
1.791.710
6.431.98
6.431.98
7.572.011
12.621.610
13.831.59
19.282.010
23.211.910
24.882.910
26.461.99
26.461.99
27.901.810
28.811.810
28.811.810
32.342.47
32.342.47
34.992.39
35.192.510
35.881.810
35.922.311
39.151.810
41.231.910
42.632.210
44.262.39
47.301.810
48.622.310
48.622.310
60.202.310
65.562.78
65.562.78
87.232.410
88.562.510
93.852.210
93.852.210
107.682.310
107.682.310
130.721.727
131.781.67
131.781.67
135.072.210
135.072.210
135.941.610
135.941.610
137.272.110
137.272.110
185.521.822
188.912.03
194.061.928
194.702.428
202.152.529
203.081.729
211.102.09
215.982.09
217.602.010
224.412.229
233.262.910
233.402.312
233.742.314
233.802.330
236.051.910
237.782.49
238.462.110
251.412.09
271.532.025
286.954.18
287.282.210
287.442.610
287.602.210
287.862.110
287.872.210
288.962.334
291.182.110
292.783.333
292.982.910
293.042.517
293.432.27
294.902.86
295.332.910
295.682.29
298.111.89
298.282.210
298.501.96
300.182.010
304.662.010
304.712.37
304.761.928
314.092.98
321.343.010
321.873.07
323.232.110
  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. 3.085 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-12 15:35
  4. 3.081 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-12 16:07
  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. 2.980 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 11:13
  8. 2.986 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 13:35
  9. 2.989 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-12 08:20
  10. 2.881 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 13:09
  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. 2.579 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Italy11-02 22:48
  16. 2.580 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-07 16:24
  17. 2.569 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 11:17
  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. 2.482 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-07 08:57
  22. 2.487 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-09 04:01
  23. 2.378 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-31 17:14
  24. 2.384 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-31 18:10
  25. 2.378 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-01 02:30

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Event id ingv47823012. First recorded here 30 Oct 2026, 06:27:24 UTC. Solutions: INGV (ingv:47823012). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M3.0 earthquake 87 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ingv47823012-m3-0-earthquake-87-km-n-of-cefalu-sicily-italy, data from INGV.

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