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M1.7 Earthquake near Costa Ragusana (Ragusa) (Italy)

UTC time: 2025-11-09 21:34:22 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On November 9, 2025 at 21:34 UTC, a magnitude M1.7 earthquake occurred near Costa Ragusana (Ragusa) (Italy). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 32 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by INGV. Italy: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 61 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.5.

Details

ID
e3d7d5b5761a96bd7556b59b65133839502de855
Magnitude
M1.7
Depth
31.6 km
UTC time
2025-11-09 21:34:22 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Italy
Source
ingv
Coordinates
36.71550, 14.45000
Temperature
18.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 31.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 31.6 km
Shallow
31.6 km
31.6 km — deeper than the regional average (12.6 km)
Regional average: 12.6 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

  • Etna Activity reported
    Distance: 125 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 3'357 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Italy
  • Campi Flegrei del Mar di Sicilia
    Distance: 161 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: -8 m ·Last eruption: 1867 ·Italy
  • Vulcano
    Distance: 193 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 500 m ·Last eruption: 1890 ·Italy
  • Lipari
    Distance: 202 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 590 m ·Last eruption: 1230 ·Italy
  • Pantelleria
    Distance: 217 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 836 m ·Last eruption: 1891 ·Italy
  • Panarea
    Distance: 220 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 399 m ·Italy

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Comiso AirportItaly · CIY · LICB
    34.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-13

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Context for this earthquake

13 Sep 2025 – 13 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,258 Catalogue entries

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