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Magnitude	2.8
Region	SICILY, ITALY
Date time	2026-01-05 12:50:53.0 UTC
Location	37.746 ; 15.036
Depth	6 km
Distance	28 km NNW of Catania, Italy / pop: 290,000 / local time: 13:50:53.0 2026-01-05 19 km NW of Acireale, Italy / pop: 49,400 / local time: 13:50:53.0 2026-01-05

Source parameters provided by:

Instituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia -- Rome, Italy (INGV)

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All data providers for this event:

Instituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia -- Rome, Italy (INGV) -- DOI: https://terremoti.ingv.it/en/iside

Further information can be found at:

Instituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia -- Rome, Italy (INGV)
Malta Seismic Network, Seismic Monitoring and Research Unit (SMRU), University of Malta -- Imsida, Malta (MLT)