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M2.3 earthquake 84 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 84 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy at 19:10 local time (18:10 UTC) on 31 Oct 2026, at a depth of 11 km, according to INGV. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

Data: INGV · updated 2026-10-31 18:10 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude
2.3micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ML)
Depth
11.1 km
Status
Automatic
Origin time
2026-10-31 18:10:20 UTC
Local: 31 Oct 2026, 19:10:20 (Europe/Rome)
Epicentre
38.788° N, 14.141° E

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
CefalùSicily, Italy · pop. 11,61384 kmINot felt
Capo d'OrlandoSicily, Italy · pop. 12,03888 kmINot felt
BagheriaSicily, Italy · pop. 53,14996 kmINot felt
Termini ImereseSicily, Italy · pop. 22,95798 kmINot felt
PalermoSicily, Italy · pop. 648,260101 kmINot felt
MonrealeSicily, Italy · pop. 21,964108 kmINot felt
CataniaSicily, Italy · pop. 311,584166 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.

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 Vulcanologia2.3 ML11.1 km38.79° N, 14.14° E–Automatic

How big was it?

Usually not felt. Recorded by nearby seismometers; thousands occur worldwide every day.

It released roughly the energy of 43 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.

M2.3 releases about 32× the energy of M1.3, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 43 kg of TNT vs 1 kg of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M1.3. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

72 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M4.1 1 day ago. 123 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M2.3

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
3.231.810
5.311.910
6.712.210
8.342.39
11.381.810
12.702.310
12.702.310
24.282.310
29.642.78
29.642.78
51.312.410
52.642.510
57.932.210
57.932.210
71.762.310
71.762.310
74.492.010
74.492.010
94.801.727
95.861.67
95.861.67
99.152.210
99.152.210
100.021.610
100.021.610
101.352.110
101.352.110
149.601.822
152.992.03
158.141.928
158.782.428
166.232.529
167.161.729
175.182.09
180.062.09
181.682.010
188.492.229
197.342.910
197.482.312
197.822.314
197.882.330
200.131.910
201.862.49
202.552.110
215.492.09
235.612.025
251.034.18
251.362.210
251.522.610
251.682.210
251.942.110
251.952.210
253.042.334
255.262.110
256.863.333
257.062.910
257.122.517
257.512.27
258.992.86
259.412.910
259.762.29
262.191.89
262.362.210
262.581.96
264.262.010
268.742.010
268.792.37
268.841.928
278.172.98
285.423.010
285.953.07
287.312.110
  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. 2.579 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Italy11-02 22:48
  14. 2.580 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-07 16:24
  15. 2.569 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 11:17
  16. 2.489 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-02 21:29
  17. 2.482 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-07 08:57
  18. 2.487 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-09 04:01
  19. 2.378 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-01 02:30
  20. 2.379 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-01 06:52
  21. 2.379 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-01 06:52
  22. 2.382 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-01 18:27
  23. 2.379 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-03 17:56
  24. 2.379 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-03 17:56
  25. 2.391 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-08 23:39

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Event id ingv47838912. First recorded here 31 Oct 2026, 18:22:48 UTC. Solutions: INGV (ingv:47838912). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.3 earthquake 84 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ingv47838912-m2-3-earthquake-84-km-n-of-cefalu-sicily-italy, data from INGV.

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