Latest See all | Mag. 1.3 earthquake 27 km east of Reggio Calabria - Calabria, Italy - |
Latest felt | Mag. 2.0 earthquake Ionian Sea - Sicily, Italy - |
Strongest past 7 days | Mag. 2.1 9.5 km northeast of Paternò - Sicily, Italy - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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May 24, 12:41 am (Rome) | 1.3 16 km | 94 km (58 mi) to the NE | 27 km east of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy | Info | |
May 23, 02:48 am (GMT +1) | 2.0 28 km | 70 km (44 mi) to the SE | Ionian Sea, 58 km northeast of Syracuse, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy 2 reports | Info | |
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 GMT (3 quakes) | |||||
May 22, 09:28 pm (Rome) | 1.7 9.4 km | 82 km (51 mi) to the N | Tyrrhenian Sea, 18 km northwest of Messina, Messina, Sicily, Italy | Info | |
May 22, 05:21 pm (Rome) | 1.1 8.3 km | 26 km (16 mi) to the N | 40 km north of Catania, Catania, Sicily, Italy | Info | |
May 22, 07:57 am (Rome) | 1.8 8.1 km | 27 km (17 mi) to the N | 15 km north of Giarre, Catania, Sicily, Italy | Info | |
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 GMT (4 quakes) | |||||
May 22, 12:01 am (Rome) | 1.0 4.9 km | 15 km (9.4 mi) to the N | 5.9 km west of Giarre, Catania, Sicily, Italy | Info | |
May 21, 05:42 pm (Rome) | 1.4 10 km | 81 km (50 mi) to the NE | 30 km southeast of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy | Info | |
May 21, 05:37 pm (Rome) | 1.5 10 km | 80 km (49 mi) to the NE | Italy: 3 km SE Bova (RC) | Info | |
May 21, 05:11 pm (Rome) | 1.1 8.2 km | 69 km (43 mi) to the NW | 1.4 km south of Capo d'Orlando, Messina, Sicily, Italy | Info | |
Sunday, May 19, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
May 19, 09:52 pm (Rome) | 1.2 9.7 km | 80 km (50 mi) to the NW | 2 km southwest of Mistretta, Messina, Sicily, Italy | Info | |
May 19, 02:35 pm (Rome) | 1.7 21 km | 32 km (20 mi) to the NW | Italy: 4 km SE Maletto (CT) | Info |
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Acireale has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,900 quakes on average per year in or near Acireale, Sicily, Italy. Acireale has had at least 6 quakes above magnitude 5 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.
The last earthquake in Acireale occurred 1 hour and 5 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 1.3:
A light magnitude 1.3 earthquake hit 27 km (17 mi) away from Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy, in the early morning of Friday, May 24, 2024 at 12.41 am local time (Europe/Rome GMT +2). The quake had a very shallow depth of 15.7 km (10 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.
In the past 7 days, Acireale has had 3 quakes of magnitude 2.0 or above. There were also 16 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in Acireale in the past 7 days had a magnitude of 2.1 and occurred 5 days ago:
A light magnitude 2.1 earthquake hit 9.5 km (5.9 mi) away from Paternò, Sicily, Italy, in the late afternoon of Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 6.30 pm local time (Europe/Rome GMT +2). The quake had a very shallow depth of 2.8 km (1.7 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter.
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