Just 9 minutes ago, a magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck near Bellinzona, Bellinzona District, Cantone Ticino, Switzerland. The tremor was recorded on the morning of Saturday, October 24th, 2026, at 11:35 am local time, at a very shallow depth of 5. km below the surface.The event was reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.Weak shaking might have been felt in Acquarossa (pop. 1,800), located 9 km from the epicenter, and Faido (pop. 1,500), 10 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Malvaglia (pop. 1,300), located 15 km from the epicenter, and Biasca (pop. 5,900), 20 km away. In Bellinzona (pop. 43,200, 39 km away), Locarno (pop. 15,800, 41 km away), Giubiasco (pop. 7,800, 41 km away), Lugano (pop. 63,200, 58 km away), and Luzern (pop. 81,700, 73 km away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Oct 24, 2026 09:35 am (Universal Time) local time (24 Oct 2026 09:35 GMT)Magnitude: 3.0Hypocenter depth: 5.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 46.53°N / 8.9°E (Provincia di Sondrio, Cantone Ticino, Switzerland)Primary data source: EMSC