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Magnitude	2.9
Region	SICILY, ITALY
Date time	2026-08-20 05:47:03.0 UTC
Location	37.798 ; 15.045
Depth	2 km
Distance	34 km NNW of Catania, Italy / pop: 290,000 / local time: 07:47:03.0 2026-08-20 15 km WNW of Giarre, Italy / pop: 24,100 / local time: 07:47:03.0 2026-08-20

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

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Instituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia -- Rome, Italy (INGV) -- DOI: https://terremoti.ingv.it/en/iside
Malta Seismic Network, Seismic Monitoring and Research Unit (SMRU), University of Malta -- Imsida, Malta (MLT)

Further information can be found at:

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