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Latest quakes in or near Catania, Sicily, Italy - list, stats and map

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Mag. 1.6 earthquake Italy: 10 km W Milo (CT) -
Strongest since 2024Mag. 3.2 Italy: Costa Siciliana Nord-orientale (Messina) - Jan 27, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 01:55 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Catania, Sicily, Italy, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Catania, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, Catania has had one quake of magnitude 1.6.
Since 2024, Catania has had 144 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.2:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 3
  • 21 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 122 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 1.6 Earthquake Italy, 16 km W of Giarre, Catania, Sicily -
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Latest quakes in or near Catania, Sicily, Italy - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 29, 02:26 am (Rome)
Mar 29, 01:26 GMT
1.6

1.2 km
Italy: 10 km W Milo (CT) Info
Thursday, March 28, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
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
18 km (11 mi) to the S Italy, 4.9 km northeast of Ragusa, Ragusa, Sicily Info
Monday, March 25, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 25, 02:51 pm (Rome)
Mar 25, 12:51 GMT
1.0

8.9 km
36 km (22 mi) to the NW Messina, Italy, 41 km north of Enna, Enna, 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 (3 quakes)
Mar 23, 04:36 pm (Rome)
Mar 23, 15:36 GMT
1.3

8 km
26 km (16 mi) to the N Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy, 8.2 km west of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Messina, Sicily Info
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 (3 quakes)
Mar 23, 12:06 am (Rome)
Mar 22, 23:06 GMT
1.7

34 km
6 km (3.7 mi) to the NW Messina, Italy, 22 km northwest of Adrano, Catania, Sicily Info
Mar 23, 12:02 am (Rome)
Mar 22, 22:02 GMT
1.6

24 km
9 km (5.6 mi) to the E Italy: Costa Catanese (Catania) 1 reportInfo
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.3 x 1010 joules (3.55 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.06 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 1,600 quakes on average per year in or near Catania, Sicily, Italy:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 41.7 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.03 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 31.3 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.14 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 7 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 2.7 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 29.3 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 269 quakes per year (or 22.4 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 1,400 quakes per year (or 3.8 quakes per day)
Catania has a high level of seismic activity. Catania has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years.

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