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M2.9 earthquake 85 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 85 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy at 08:08 local time (07:08 UTC) on 31 Oct 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to INGV. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

Data: INGV · updated 2026-10-31 07:08 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude
2.9micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ML)
Depth
10 km
Status
Automatic
Origin time
2026-10-31 07:08:06 UTC
Local: 31 Oct 2026, 08:08:06 (Europe/Rome)
Epicentre
38.788° N, 14.202° E

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
CefalùSicily, Italy · pop. 11,61385 kmINot felt
Capo d'OrlandoSicily, Italy · pop. 12,03886 kmINot felt
BagheriaSicily, Italy · pop. 53,14999 kmINot felt
Termini ImereseSicily, Italy · pop. 22,957100 kmINot felt
PalermoSicily, Italy · pop. 648,260104 kmINot felt
MilazzoSicily, Italy · pop. 31,771110 kmINot felt
CataniaSicily, Italy · pop. 311,584163 kmINot felt
NaplesCampania, Italy · pop. 909,048229 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 10 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 Vulcanologia2.9 ML10 km38.79° 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 338 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.

M2.9 releases about 32× the energy of M1.9, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 338 kg of TNT vs 11 kg of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M1.9. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

83 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M4.1 1 day ago. 137 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M2.9

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
1.581.99
1.581.99
3.011.810
3.931.810
3.931.810
7.462.47
7.462.47
10.112.39
10.312.510
10.991.810
11.042.311
14.261.810
16.351.910
17.752.210
19.382.39
22.411.810
23.742.310
23.742.310
35.322.310
40.682.78
40.682.78
62.352.410
63.682.510
68.972.210
68.972.210
82.802.310
82.802.310
85.532.010
85.532.010
105.841.727
106.891.67
106.891.67
110.192.210
110.192.210
111.061.610
111.061.610
112.392.110
112.392.110
160.641.822
164.022.03
169.181.928
169.822.428
177.272.529
178.201.729
186.222.09
191.102.09
192.722.010
199.522.229
208.382.910
208.522.312
208.862.314
208.912.330
211.171.910
212.902.49
213.582.110
226.532.09
246.652.025
262.074.18
262.402.210
262.562.610
262.722.210
262.982.110
262.992.210
264.082.334
266.292.110
267.903.333
268.102.910
268.162.517
268.542.27
270.022.86
270.452.910
270.802.29
273.231.89
273.392.210
273.611.96
275.292.010
279.782.010
279.832.37
279.881.928
289.212.98
296.463.010
296.993.07
298.352.110
  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. 2.988 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-08 23:30
  6. 2.980 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 11:13
  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. 2.881 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 13:09
  10. 2.785 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-01 23:48
  11. 2.785 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-01 23:48
  12. 2.683 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 05:41
  13. 2.591 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-31 17:26
  14. 2.579 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Italy11-02 22:48
  15. 2.580 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-07 16:24
  16. 2.569 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 11:17
  17. 2.486 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-31 14:35
  18. 2.486 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-31 14:35
  19. 2.489 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-02 21:29
  20. 2.482 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-07 08:57
  21. 2.487 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-09 04:01
  22. 2.378 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-31 17:14
  23. 2.384 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy10-31 18:10
  24. 2.378 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-01 02:30
  25. 2.379 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-01 06:52

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Event id ingv47832242. First recorded here 31 Oct 2026, 07:22:22 UTC. Solutions: INGV (ingv:47832242). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.9 earthquake 85 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ingv47832242-m2-9-earthquake-85-km-n-of-cefalu-sicily-italy, data from INGV.

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