January 7, 2026, 11:57:00: Earthquake in 7 km NW Adrano (CT)

Earthquakes with magnitude 2.4 felt at 11:57:00 on January 7, 2026.
Place: 7 km NW Adrano (CT).

Earthquake in Sicilia. Earthquake in the province of Catania.

On Wednesday 7 January 2026 at 11:57:00 an earthquake of magnitude 2.4 and depth 12.7 km was recorded in 7 km NW Adrano (CT). Further info on the INGV webpage by clicking here.

Based on the depth of the hypocenter, earthquakes are classified into superficial (hypocenter between 0 e 70 and deep), intermediate (Hypocenter between 70 and 300 km deep) and deep (hypocenter between 300 and 720 km deep). The earthquake occurred at 11:57:00 on January 7, 2026, with epicenter 7 km NW Adrano (CT), having a depth of 12.7 km is therefore classified as superficial.

Being of magnitude 2.4, therefore between 2 and 3, this earthquake is classified as "very light". This type of earthquake is not generally felt, but recorded only by seismographs.

Credits: data from INGV, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, ingv.it

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