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M3.3 Earthquake near SICILY, ITALY

UTC time: 2025-09-20 16:00:42 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M3.3
Depth
18.8 km
Source
EMSC

SICILY, ITALY

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M3.3 Earthquake near SICILY, ITALY · 2025-09-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M3.3 Earthquake near SICILY, ITALY · 2025-09-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M3.3 earthquake was recorded near SICILY, ITALY on September 20, 2025 at 16:00 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 19 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude are often felt but rarely cause damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
c8c850b103f4e26229f1b00bac962aebc2e50d94
Magnitude
M3.3
Depth
18.8 km
UTC time
2025-09-20 16:00:42 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.50780, 13.11030
Temperature
26.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 18.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 18.8 km
Shallow
18.8 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Marsili
    Distance: 141 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -779 m ·Last eruption: -1050 ·Italy
  • Lipari
    Distance: 159 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 590 m ·Last eruption: 1230 ·Italy
  • Campi Flegrei del Mar di Sicilia
    Distance: 161 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: -8 m ·Last eruption: 1867 ·Italy
  • Vulcano
    Distance: 162 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 500 m ·Last eruption: 1890 ·Italy
  • Panarea
    Distance: 170 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 399 m ·Italy
  • Palinuro
    Distance: 184 km ·Compound ·Elevation: -70 m ·Last eruption: -8040 ·Italy

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Falcone–Borsellino AirportItaly · PMO · LICJ
    36.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-14

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

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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