A quake of magnitude 4,8 was recorded during the night in Catania. The earthquake vitrified at 3,19 at a depth of 1,2 kilometers between Aci Catena, Pedara and Acireale. Corriere reports four wounded in Fleri, between the municipalities of Viagrande and Trecastagni, north of Catania, where the epicenter was located. They are members of a family pulled out of the rubble of their home. In Zafferana Etnea and Pisano light bruises for an eighty year old and another man overwhelmed by the collapse of their homes. There are numerous damages to churches and rural houses.
The A18 Catania-Messina motorway was closed as a precaution between the Acireale and Giarre exits to check the severity of the lesions on the asphalt. At 5 am the operational committee of the Civil Protection was held, convened by the head of the department, Angelo Borrelli