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Magnitude 3.6 earthquake strikes near Alicudi Porto, Province of Messina, Sicily, Italy

Published: 20 October 2026
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

RSS feed source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026 22:22 | 9 mins ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 occurred just 13 minutes ago, 28 km northwest of Alicudi Porto, Italy, according to Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV).
The quake struck at a moderately shallow depth of 30.90 km beneath the epicenter near Alicudi Porto, Province of Messina, Sicily, Italy, after midnight on Wednesday, October 21st, 2026, at 12:07 am local time. 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which also listed the quake at magnitude 3.6.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Alicudi Porto (pop. 110), located 28 km from the epicenter. In Canneto (pop. 2,100, 74 km away), Lipari (pop. 4,300, 75 km away), Capo d’Orlando (pop. 12,000, 82 km away), Rocca di Capri Leone (pop. 4,200, 85 km away), Brolo (pop. 4,900, 87 km away), and Gioiosa Marea (pop. 3,200, 89 km away), the quake was probably not felt.

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