Light mag. 3.2 earthquake - 5.2 km southwest of Linguaglossa, Provincia di Catania, Sicily, Italy, on 27 Sep 8:10 pm (GMT +2) -
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Light magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 1 km depth
27 Sep 18:35 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 25 minutes.
27 Sep 18:36: Now using data updates from INGV
27 Sep 18:36: Now using data updates from INGV
Date & time: 27 Sep 2020 18:10:38 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: 27 Sep 8:10 pm (GMT +2)
Magnitude: 3.2
Depth: 1.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.809°N / 15.097°E
(Catania, Sizilien, Italy)Nearest volcano: Etna (11 km / 7 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
4 km (2 mi) WNW of Vena (Catania) (pop: 352) --> See nearby quakes!
12 km (7 mi) NW of Giarre (Provincia di Catania) (pop: 24,100) --> See nearby quakes!
23 km (14 mi) NNW of Acireale (pop: 49,500) --> See nearby quakes!
26 km (16 mi) N of Mascalucia (Catania) (pop: 29,900) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (18 mi) NE of Adrano (Provincia di Catania) (pop: 34,400) --> See nearby quakes!
32 km (20 mi) NNE of Paternò (pop: 46,000) --> See nearby quakes!
33 km (21 mi) NNE of Misterbianco (pop: 45,500) --> See nearby quakes!
35 km (22 mi) N of Catina (pop: 290,900) --> See nearby quakes!
159 km (99 mi) ESE of Palermo (pop: 648,300) --> See nearby quakes!
505 km (314 mi) SSE of Rome (Latium) (pop: 2,318,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Moderate Rain
21.5°C (71 F), humidity: 88%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from NW
Primary data source: INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia)Moderate Rain
21.5°C (71 F), humidity: 88%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from NWEstimated released energy: 4 x 109 joules (1.11 megawatt hours, equivalent to 0.951 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.2 | 1.4 km | 6 Km SW Linguaglossa (CT), Italy | INGV |
| M 3.2 | 1 km | 35 Km N of Catania, Italy | EMSC |
User reports for this quake (1)
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