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Latest quakes in or near Strait of Sicily - list, stats and map

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Mag. 1.4 earthquake Italy, Catania, Sicily -
Strongest since 2024Mag. 2.8 Palermo, Caltanissetta, Sicily - Feb 20, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 19:57 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Strait of Sicily in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Strait of Sicily, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, Strait of Sicily has had one quake of magnitude 1.4.
Since 2024, Strait of Sicily has had 103 quakes of magnitudes up to 2.8:
  • 21 quakes above magnitude 2
  • 82 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 1.4 Earthquake Italy, 15 km W of Giarre, Catania, Sicily -
Strongest: Mag. 2.8 Earthquake Italy: 2 Km SW Gangi (PA) -
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Latest quakes in or near Strait of Sicily - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
Nearest VolcanoLocationDetailsMap
Mar 28, 03:25 am (Rome)
Mar 28, 01:25 GMT
1.4

6.3 km
Italy, 15 km west of Giarre, Catania, Sicily Info
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 26, 12:14 pm (Rome)
Mar 26, 11:14 GMT
1.3

14 km
Italy, 4.9 km northeast of Ragusa, Ragusa, Sicily Info
Sunday, March 24, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 24, 12:21 pm (Rome)
Mar 24, 11:21 GMT
1.2

5.9 km
Italy, 11 km northeast of Biancavilla, Catania, Sicily Info
Mar 24, 04:06 am (Rome)
Mar 24, 02:06 GMT
1.6

30 km
Italy, 11 km north of Caltagirone, Catania, Sicily Info
Saturday, March 23, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 23, 12:41 pm (Rome)
Mar 23, 10:41 GMT
1.7

0.6 km
Italy: 3 km N Pedara (CT) 2 reportsInfo
Mar 23, 03:14 am (Rome)
Mar 23, 01:14 GMT
1.6

5.5 km
Italy: 9 km SE Bronte (CT) Info
Friday, March 22, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 22, 04:08 am (GMT +0)
Mar 22, 04:08 GMT
1.0

6.7 km
Italy, 30 km north of Catania, Catania, Sicily Info
Monday, March 18, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 18, 04:59 am (Rome)
Mar 18, 03:59 GMT
2.0

11 km
Italy, 13 km north of Favara, Agrigento, Sicily Info
Sunday, March 17, 2024 GMT (5 quakes)
Mar 18, 12:49 am (Rome)
Mar 17, 22:49 GMT
1.0

10.1 km
Italy: 3 km E Petralia Soprana (PA) Info
Mar 18, 12:46 am (Rome)
Mar 17, 22:46 GMT
1.2

25 km
Italy: 6 km E Mazzarrone (CT) Info
Mar 17, 09:38 pm (Rome)
Mar 17, 20:38 GMT
1.7

27 km
Italy, 5.2 km west of Pozzallo, Ragusa, Sicily Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 5.7 x 109 joules (1.59 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.37 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,300 quakes on average per year in or near Strait of Sicily:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.07 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 13.9 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.1 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 9.6 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.21 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.7 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 2.5 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 26.4 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 208 quakes per year (or 17.4 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 1,100 quakes per year (or 3 quakes per day)
Strait of Sicily has a high level of seismic activity. Strait of Sicily has had at least 9 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.

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