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M2.9 earthquake 88 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 88 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy at 00:30 local time (23:30 UTC) on 9 Nov 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to INGV. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

Data: INGV · updated 2026-11-08 23:30 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude
2.9micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ML)
Depth
9.6 km
Status
Automatic
Origin time
2026-11-08 23:30:36 UTC
Local: 9 Nov 2026, 00:30:36 (Europe/Rome)
Epicentre
38.827° N, 14.162° E

Circles show this event and others within 30 km from 7 days before to 30 days after. Lines: plate boundaries and GEM active faults. Open on the live map

Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
CefalùSicily, Italy · pop. 11,61388 kmINot felt
Capo d'OrlandoSicily, Italy · pop. 12,03891 kmINot felt
BagheriaSicily, Italy · pop. 53,149101 kmINot felt
Termini ImereseSicily, Italy · pop. 22,957102 kmINot felt
PalermoSicily, Italy · pop. 648,260105 kmINot felt
MonrealeSicily, Italy · pop. 21,964113 kmINot felt
CataniaSicily, Italy · pop. 311,584168 kmINot felt
NaplesCampania, Italy · pop. 909,048225 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 11 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 ML9.6 km38.83° N, 14.16° 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

34 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M4.1 1 day ago. 27 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M2.9

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.142.312
0.492.314
0.542.330
2.801.910
4.522.49
5.212.110
18.152.09
38.272.025
53.694.18
54.022.210
54.182.610
54.342.210
54.602.110
54.622.210
55.702.334
57.922.110
59.523.333
59.722.910
59.792.517
60.172.27
61.652.86
62.072.910
62.432.29
64.851.89
65.022.210
65.241.96
66.922.010
71.412.010
71.452.37
71.511.928
80.832.98
88.083.010
88.613.07
89.972.110
  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. 2.980 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 11:13
  6. 2.986 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 13:35
  7. 2.989 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-12 08:20
  8. 2.881 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 13:09
  9. 2.683 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 05:41
  10. 2.569 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 11:17
  11. 2.487 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-09 04:01
  12. 2.391 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-08 23:39
  13. 2.383 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-08 23:59
  14. 2.381 km NNE of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-09 00:02
  15. 2.380 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 07:12
  16. 2.378 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 22:57
  17. 2.285 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 05:31
  18. 2.280 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 05:51
  19. 2.279 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 06:07
  20. 2.279 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 11:40
  21. 2.277 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 13:56
  22. 2.283 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 16:31
  23. 2.188 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-09 04:43
  24. 2.185 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 06:06
  25. 2.180 km NNE of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy11-11 09:25

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Event id ingv47887362. First recorded here 8 Nov 2026, 23:44:45 UTC. Solutions: INGV (ingv:47887362). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.9 earthquake 88 km N of Cefalù, Sicily, Italy”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ingv47887362-m2-9-earthquake-88-km-n-of-cefalu-sicily-italy, data from INGV.

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