International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1585598
Event time 2026-03-01 12:46:43 (UTC)
Local time 2026-03-01 11:46:43 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-03-01 12:46:43 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.2
Depth 23.6 km
Class Minor
Hypocenter Shallow depth
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 Marettimo
Distance 55 km
Course NNW
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region Mediterranean
Water surface name Tyrrhenian Sea

Overview map
Green circle [feel the Eq] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Population map
Green circle [feel the seism activity] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.