A magnitude 4.1 earthquake near Cesena, Province of Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, was reported only 7 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter in the evening on Friday, January 2nd, 2026, at 8:53 pm 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 citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 4.1 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 San Piero in Bagno (pop. 3,200) located 6 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.Weak shaking might have been felt in San Marino (pop. 4,500) located 32 km from the epicenter, and Cesena (pop. 97,100) 33 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Forlì (pop. 116,700) located 38 km from the epicenter, Rimini (pop. 148,700) 46 km away, Faenza (pop. 41,700) 48 km away, Arezzo (pop. 100,700) 48 km away, Cervia (pop. 28,700) 49 km away, and Bologna (pop. 394,800) 89 km away.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jan 2, 2026 08:53 pm (Rome time) local time (2 Jan 2026 19:53 GMT)Magnitude: 4.1Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 43.88°N / 12.05°E (Provincia di Forli-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy)Primary data source: GFZ