A magnitude 3.9 earthquake near Messina, Province of Messina, Sicily, Italy, was reported only 4 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), 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 afternoon on Saturday, July 4th, 2026, at 5:46 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.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Sant'Alessio Siculo (pop. 1,300) located 3 km from the epicenter.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Giarre (pop. 24,100) located 28 km from the epicenter, Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto (pop. 34,600) 29 km away, Reggio Calabria (pop. 182,500) 32 km away, Messina (pop. 219,900) 34 km away, Milazzo (pop. 31,800) 36 km away, Acireale (pop. 49,500) 39 km away, and Catania (pop. 311,600) 55 km away.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jul 4, 2026 05:46 pm (GMT +2) local time (4 Jul 2026 15:46 GMT)Magnitude: 3.9Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 37.92°N / 15.38°E (Province of Messina, Sicily, Italy)Primary data source: EMSC