A magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Messina, Province of Messina, Sicily, Italy, was reported only 5 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 an intermediate to considerable depth of 216. km beneath the epicenter early evening on Saturday, June 13th, 2026, at 7:28 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.According to preliminary calculations, we do not expect that the quake was felt by many people and did not cause any damage. In San Nicolo (pop. 1,100, 36 km away), Gioia Tauro (pop. 18,800, 50 km away), Palmi (pop. 18,600, 52 km away), Milazzo (pop. 31,800, 56 km away), Messina (pop. 219,900, 57 km away), Vibo Valentia (pop. 19,300, 57 km away), Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto (pop. 34,600, 64 km away), and Reggio Calabria (pop. 182,500, 68 km away), the quake was probably not felt.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jun 13, 2026 06:28 pm (Rome time) local time (13 Jun 2026 17:28 GMT)Magnitude: 4.5Depth: 216.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 38.7°N / 15.44°E (Province of Messina, Sicily, Italy)Primary data source: GFZ