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M2.4 Earthquake near SICILY, ITALY (Italy)

UTC time: 2025-08-18 10:06:49 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On August 18, 2025 at 10:06 UTC, a magnitude M2.4 earthquake occurred near SICILY, ITALY (Italy). At around 121 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Italy: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 29 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.2.

Details

ID
41bc3b84cd6192141080d0cca305d9ce40337afc
Magnitude
M2.4
Depth
120.6 km
UTC time
2025-08-18 10:06:49 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Italy
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.43430, 15.48380
Temperature
27.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 120.6 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 120.6 km
Intermediate
120.6 km
120.6 km — deeper than the regional average (12.6 km)
Regional average: 12.6 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Panarea
    Distance: 43 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 399 m ·Italy
  • Vulcano
    Distance: 46 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 500 m ·Last eruption: 1890 ·Italy
  • Stromboli Activity reported
    Distance: 46 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 924 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Italy
  • Lipari
    Distance: 48 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 590 m ·Last eruption: 1230 ·Italy
  • Etna Activity reported
    Distance: 87 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 3'357 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Italy
  • Palinuro
    Distance: 129 km ·Compound ·Elevation: -70 m ·Last eruption: -8040 ·Italy

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Reggio Calabria AirportItaly · REG · LICR
    43.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-16

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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Context for this earthquake

16 Sep 2025 – 16 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,260 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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