Earthquakes recorded in Tyrrhenian Sea and Spezzano Piccolo

Two distinct seismic events were recorded in Italy. A magnitude 3.8 earthquake occurred in the Southern Tyrrhenian Sea late on October 20, 2026, at 23:38:58. The epicenter was located in open water north of Sicily, between the northern coast of the island and the Aeolian Islands, at a depth of 31.2 kilometers.

A second tremor of magnitude 3.6 followed at 00:07 in the same region at a depth of 30 kilometers. These events are linked to the complex tectonic interactions between the African and Eurasian plates.

Additionally, a magnitude 2.4 earthquake was recorded on October 21, 2026, near Spezzano Piccolo, Calabria, at a depth of 14 kilometers.