International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1585408
Event time 2026-03-01 06:49:06 (UTC)
Local time 2026-03-01 05:49:06 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-03-01 06:49:06 (UTC)
Magnitude 2
Depth 131.3 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Medium deep
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider INGV

Location
Continent Europe
Country Italy
Administration area Sicily
Nearest settlement Sparta'
Distance 22 km
Course N
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region Mediterranean
Water surface name Tyrrhenian Sea



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Messina (32,14 km), Messina (32,14 km), Gioia Tauro (33,11 km), Gioia Tauro (33,11 km), Milazzo (38,93 km)
Nearest airports
Campo di Volo "Beppe Rascaglia" (35,93 km), Campo di Volo "Beppe Rascaglia" (35,93 km), Aviosuperficie Ali Calabria (39,75 km), Aviosuperficie Ali Calabria (39,75 km), Campo di Volo Il Grifo (39,85 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Stromboli volcano (43,42 km), Panarea volcano (44,03 km), Vulcano volcano (50,61 km), Lipari volcano (52,24 km), Salina volcano (60,31 km)
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the deep depth of the hypocenter, no damage is conceivable.According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.