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Friday, Oct 23, 2026 10:31 | 1 hour ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 3.1 earthquake in France near Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, just 9 minutes ago. The earthquake struck around noon on Friday, October 23rd, 2026, at 12:21 pm local time, at a very shallow depth of 9. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the earthquake 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.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the earthquake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as light vibrations in the epicentral area.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Belgentier (pop. 1,900), located 2 km from the epicenter; La Crau (pop. 17,900), 10 km away; La Valette-du-Var (pop. 23,100), 11 km away; La Garde (pop. 28,300), 12 km away; Toulon (pop. 168,700), 14 km away; and Hyeres (pop. 50,500), 15 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the earthquake might have been felt as very weak shaking include La Seyne-sur-Mer (pop. 62,300), located 18 km from the epicenter, and Six-Fours-les-Plages (pop. 34,800), 22 km away. In Marseille (pop. 877,200, 52 km away), the earthquake was probably not felt.

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Friday, Oct 23, 2026 10:28 | 0 mins ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

Just 7 minutes ago, a magnitude-3.5 earthquake struck near Ajaccio, South Corsica, Corsica, France. The tremor was recorded around noon on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 12:20 p.m. local time, at a very shallow depth of 5 km below the surface.
The event was reported by France’s Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS), the first seismological agency to report it.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as light vibrations in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Vizzavona (pop. 140), located 4 km from the epicenter; Corte (pop. 7,200), 18 km away; Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo (pop. 3,000), 24 km away; Cuttoli-Corticchiato (pop. 1,500), 25 km away; Sarrola (pop. 1,900), 26 km away; Ghisonaccia (pop. 3,500), 29 km away; and Ventiseri (pop. 2,700), 30 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Ajaccio (pop. 54,400), located 40 km from the epicenter. In Bastia (pop. 41,000, 67 km away), the quake was probably not felt.

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Friday, Oct 23, 2026 10:25 | 1 min ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

A magnitude-5.5 earthquake near Palermo, Province of Palermo, Sicily, Italy, was reported only 5 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies monitoring seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter around noon on Friday, October 23rd, 2026, at 12:19 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 citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, which also listed the quake at magnitude 5.5. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.4.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Cefalu (pop. 11,600), located 75 km from the epicenter; Capo d’Orlando (pop. 12,000), 76 km away; Termini Imerese (pop. 23,000), 91 km away; Bagheria (pop. 53,100), 92 km away; Villabate (pop. 19,000), 96 km away; Palermo (pop. 648,300), 98

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