This page summarizes earthquakes in Messina (Italy). The most recently recorded event was a magnitude M1.3 earthquake near Caronia on 2026-07-31 00:03:54 UTC. All event lists and map markers are limited to the last 30 days.
Messina is a harbour city and the capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of 217,033 inhabitants in the city proper and 595,948 in the metropolitan city as of 2025.
In 2026, Messina recorded 208 earthquakes within Italy. The average magnitude was M1.76. The strongest event reached M4.2.
Based on the number of recorded earthquakes in 2026, Messina is currently among the Top 5 most active regions in Italy (rank #3 by count).
Located on the Africa Plate.
