Moderate 4.4 quake hits near La Spezia, Province of La Spezia, Liguria, Italy

Just 4 minutes ago, a 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck near La Spezia, Province of La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Wednesday, March 25th, 2026, at 8:13 am local time, at a shallow depth of 10. km below the surface.
The event was filed by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the first seismological agency to report it.
A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 4.4 earthquake as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Casano-Dogana-Isola (pop. 6,700) located 2 km from the epicenter, Marina di Carrara (pop. 25,000) 3 km away, Carrara (pop. 58,700) 7 km away, Sarzana (pop. 20,400) 7 km away, Marina di Massa (pop. 19,100) 9 km away, and Massa (pop. 64,800) 10 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in La Spezia (pop. 93,300) located 16 km from the epicenter, and Viareggio (pop. 62,200) 28 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Genoa (pop. 580,100) located 94 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Mar 25, 2026 08:13 am (GMT +1) local time (25 Mar 2026 07:13 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 10.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 44.06°N / 10.02°E (Provincia di La Spezia, Liguria, Italy)
Primary data source: GFZ
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