Small magnitude 3.8 earthquake 13 km northwest of Messina, Italy

3.8 quake Italy: 377 Km WSW from Othonoi Jul 8, 2024 04:51 am (GMT +2)

The National Observatory of Athens (NOA) reported a magnitude 3.8 quake in Italy near Messina, Messine, Sicily, only 9 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Monday, July 8th, 2024, at 4:51 am local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.

Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Sparta'(pop. 1,300) located 2 km from the epicenter, Villafranca Tirrena (pop. 8,100) 10 km away, Messina (pop. 219,900) 13 km away, and Villa San Giovanni (pop. 13,700) 14 km away.