Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake 89 km southeast of Crotone, Italy

An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 occurred only 4 minutes ago 89 km southeast of Crotone, Italy, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter near Crotone, Province of Crotone, Calabria, Italy, in the morning on Thursday, January 15th, 2026, at 9:35 am local time. 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Geophysical Lab. (AUTH) which listed the quake at magnitude 3.6.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Santo Spirito (pop. 71) located 84 km from the epicenter, Isola di Capo Rizzuto (pop. 11,000) 88 km away, Crotone (pop. 64,600) 89 km away, and Cutro (pop. 8,000) 99 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 15, 2026 09:35 am (GMT +1) local time (15 Jan 2026 08:35 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 10.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.76°N / 18.07°E (Italy)
Primary data source: GFZ
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