Earthquake M 1.7 near Petralia Soprana (PA), 17 October 2026, 15:12
Recorded 10 d ago. Updated 15:12.
- Magnitude
- ML 1.7
- Local time
- 15:12:37
- Depth
- 14 km
- Coordinates
- 37.789 N 14.120 E
- Source
- INGV
- Last revision
- 15:12
Map: OpenStreetMap contributors data, OpenMapTiles tiles.
What it means
Summary from the source data
An earthquake of magnitude 1.7 was recorded at a depth of 14 km, near Petralia Soprana (PA), on 17/10 at 15:12 Italian time. The data is preliminary and may be updated.
Within 50 km of the epicentre, 5 events were recorded in the last 30 days (maximum magnitude 2.3). In the same area, a stronger quake occurred in the last 30 days (magnitude 2.3). The hypocentre is shallow, at a depth of 14 km. The municipality of Petralia Soprana (PA) is in seismic zone 2.
Quakes of this size are very frequent and are usually not felt by people.
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