The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a magnitude 4.0 quake in Italy near Carrara, Province of Massa-Carrara, Tuscany, only 5 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Sunday, August 16th, 2026, at 5:49 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.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 4.0 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. Weak shaking might have been felt in Casano-Dogana-Isola (pop. 6,700) located 2 km from the epicenter, Carrara (pop. 58,700) 3 km away, Marina di Carrara (pop. 25,000) 5 km away, Massa (pop. 64,800) 8 km away, Sarzana (pop. 20,400) 9 km away, Marina di Massa (pop. 19,100) 9 km away, La Spezia (pop. 93,300) 19 km away, 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 96 km from the epicenter.Earthquake data: Date & time: Aug 16, 2026 05:49 am (Rome time) local time (16 Aug 2026 03:49 GMT)Magnitude: 4.0Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 44.08°N / 10.06°E (Provincia di La Spezia, Liguria, Italy)Primary data source: GFZ