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Friday, Oct 23, 2026 08:19 | 8 hours ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

A shallow magnitude 3.9 earthquake was reported in the morning near Capo d’Orlando, Province of Messina, Sicily, Italy.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake struck on Friday, October 23rd, 2026, at 10:02 am local time at a shallow depth of 24.90 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones because they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Alicudi Porto (pop. 110), located 32 km from the epicenter, and Filicudi Porto (pop. 310), 44 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Malfa (pop. 800), located 65 km from the epicenter; Santa Marina Salina (pop. 630), 68 km away; Pianoconte (pop. 1,100), 76 km away; and Capo d’Orlando (pop. 12,000), 87 km away. In Brolo (pop. 4,900, 91 km away), Gliaca (pop. 1,200, 91 km away), and Gioiosa Marea (pop. 3,200, 94 km away), the quake was probably not felt.

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Friday, Oct 23, 2026 07:01 | 9 hours ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred just 15 minutes ago, 61 miles southeast of Sand Point, Alaska, United States, the United States Geological Survey reported.
The quake struck at a moderately shallow depth of 23 miles beneath the epicenter near Sand Point, Aleutians East, Alaska, USA, late Thursday night, October 22nd, 2026, at 10:44 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which also listed the quake at magnitude 4.2.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Sand Point (pop. 1,100), located 61 miles from the epicenter.

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Date & time: Oct 22, 2026 10:44 pm (GMT -8) local time (23 Oct 2026 06:44 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.2
Hypocenter depth: 36.91 km
Epicenter coordinates: 54.6°N / 159.64°W (Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, United States)
Primary data source: USGS

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