Earthquake M 1.8 in the area of Golfo di Policastro, 5 October 2026, 08:38
Recorded 22 d ago. Updated 13:02.
- Magnitude
- ML 1.8
- Local time
- 08:38:15
- Depth
- 9 km
- Coordinates
- 39.973 N 15.661 E
- Source
- INGV
- Last revision
- 13:02
Map: OpenStreetMap contributors data, OpenMapTiles tiles.
What it means
Summary from the source data
An earthquake of magnitude 1.8 was recorded at a depth of 9 km, in the sea area “Golfo di Policastro”, on 5/10 at 08:38 Italian time. The data is preliminary and may be updated.
Within 50 km of the epicentre, 5 events were recorded in the last 24 hours (maximum magnitude 1.8). Within 50 km of the epicentre, 5 events were recorded in the last 30 days (maximum magnitude 1.8). It is the strongest quake in the area in the last 30 days. The hypocentre is shallow, at a depth of 9 km.
Quakes of this size are very frequent and are usually not felt by people.
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