M2.2 earthquake 19 km N of Villafranca Tirrena, Sicily, Italy
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 19 km N of Villafranca Tirrena, Sicily, Italy at 18:16 local time (17:16 UTC) on 8 Nov 2026, at a depth of 121 km, according to INGV. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.
Data: INGV · updated 2026-11-08 17:16 UTC · automatic solution
- Magnitude
- 2.2micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ML) - Depth
- 120.5 km
- Status
- Automatic
- Origin time
- 2026-11-08 17:16:12 UTC
- Local: 8 Nov 2026, 18:16:12 (Europe/Rome)
- Epicentre
- 38.410° N, 15.408° E
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Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Est. shaking |
|---|---|---|
| Villafranca TirrenaSicily, Italy · pop. 8,124 | 19 km | INot felt |
| TorregrottaSicily, Italy · pop. 7,324 | 24 km | INot felt |
| MilazzoSicily, Italy · pop. 31,771 | 26 km | INot felt |
| MessinaSicily, Italy · pop. 219,948 | 27 km | INot felt |
| Barcellona Pozzo di GottoSicily, Italy · pop. 34,598 | 34 km | INot felt |
| Reggio CalabriaCalabria, Italy · pop. 182,455 | 40 km | INot felt |
| CataniaSicily, Italy · pop. 311,584 | 107 km | INot felt |
| PalermoSicily, Italy · pop. 648,260 | 182 km | INot 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.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Epicentre | Time offset | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INGVheadlineINGV via Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia | 2.2 ML | 120.5 km | 38.41° N, 15.41° E | – | Automatic |
How big was it?
Usually not felt. Recorded by nearby seismometers; thousands occur worldwide every day.
It released roughly the energy of 30 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 121 km this was a intermediate-depth earthquake, which spreads shaking over a wider area but less intensely.
M2.2 releases about 32× the energy of M1.2, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 30 kg of TNT vs 951 g of TNT.
Each square is the energy of one M1.2. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.
Aftershocks and nearby activity
3 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M2.6 9 h ago. 6 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.
Mainshock M2.2
3 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).
| Time after mainshock (hours) | Magnitude | Depth (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 51.18 | 1.8 | 126 |
| 63.80 | 1.7 | 9 |
| 91.75 | 2.6 | 129 |
Did you feel it?
Reports from people help show where shaking was strong. They are anonymous and shown here in aggregate.
Reports on SeismoAtlas
No reports yet.
Event id ingv47886422. First recorded here 8 Nov 2026, 17:38:32 UTC. Solutions: INGV (ingv:47886422). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.2 earthquake 19 km N of Villafranca Tirrena, Sicily, Italy”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ingv47886422-m2-2-earthquake-19-km-n-of-villafranca-tirrena-sicily-italy, data from INGV.
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