M 4.7 earthquake – 52 km WNW of Malfa, Italy
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Local time: Oct 23, 2026 · 17:32 (UTC+2)
LightShallow · 10 km
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- Magnitude
- 4.7body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 38.814, 14.307105 km from Milazzo
- Energy released
- 169 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 340USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Oct 23, 2026.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 169 tons of TNT, 2.8 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Italy.
- 7.2 5 km W of San Nicolò, Italy Sep 8, 1905
- 7.1 The 1908 Messina, Italy Earthquake and Tsunami Dec 28, 1908
- 6.9 2 km N of Cairano, Italy Nov 23, 1980
- 6.6 3 km SSW of Bisaccia Nuova, Italy Jul 23, 1930
- 6.5 72 km WSW of Cittadella del Capo, Italy Aug 1, 1910
- 6.2 23 km WSW of San Lucido, Italy Jun 1, 2026
- 6.2 3 km SW of Montecalvo Irpino, Italy Aug 21, 1962
- 6.1 3 km NE of Montevago, Italy Jan 15, 1968
In the week before
Earthquakes within 30 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.