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Weak mag. 2.6 earthquake - 3.4 km northwest of Giarre, Catania, Sicily, Italy, on Wednesday, Dec 7, 2022 at 8:11 am (GMT +1) -

Weak magnitude 2.6 earthquake at 9 km depth

7 Dec 07:16 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 4 minutes.
7 Dec 07:20: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 25.5 to 26.0 km (from 15.8 to 16.2 mi).
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9 Dec 07:24: Magnitude recalculated from 2.5 to 2.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 8.0 to 9.0 km (from 5 to 5.6 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 0.9 km (0.5 mi) towards E.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 7, 2022 07:11:43 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Dec 7, 2022 at 8:11 am (GMT +1)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.6
Depth	9.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	37.75°N / 15.16°E (Catania, Sicily, Italy)
Antipode	37.75°S / 164.84°W
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	RaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)
Nearest volcano	Etna (15 km / 9 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	1 km (1 mi) SW of Nunziata (pop: 1,610) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 3 km (2 mi) NW of Giarre (Provincia di Catania, Sizilien) (pop: 24,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 16 km (10 mi) N of Acireale (Sicilia) (pop: 49,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 20 km (13 mi) NNE of San Giovanni la Punta (Sicilia) (pop: 22,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Mascalucia (Catania, Sicilia) (pop: 29,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Gravina di Catania (pop: 26,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 166 km (103 mi) ESE of Palerm (pop: 648,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 513 km (319 mi) SSE of Rome (Latium) (pop: 2,318,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 14°C (57 F), humidity: 65%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from NNW
Estimated seismic energy released	5 x 10⁸ joules (139 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.12 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.6	9 km	Sicily, Italy	RaspberryShake
2.5	8.8 km	Italy: 2 Km SW Mascali (CT)	INGV
2.5	8 km	SICILY, ITALY	EMSC

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Castrocucco, Italy (CUC/MN network) | Distance from quake: 256 km / 159 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Castrocucco, Italy: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake

At magnitude 2.6, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.

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