Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 off the coast of Calabria
No reports of damage after the tremor recorded more than 20 kilometres off the Ionian coast of Calabria
A strong earthquake tremor, magnitude 5.1, was felt at 05:53 in Reggio Calabria, with numerous reports also coming from Messina and other areas of Sicily and Calabria. The epicentre, according to the website of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, was in the sea off the Ionian coast at a depth of 65 kilometres.
No reports of damage after the 5.1 magnitude earthquake recorded more than 20 kilometres off the Ionian coast of Calabria. This was told to ANSA by the head of the Calabria Region's Civil Protection department, Domenico Costarella, who is following the checks from the operations room in Catanzaro. "Despite the fact that the quake was at sea, and this certainly helped," Costarella said, "I have ordered checks in the nearest areas and there are no reports of damage. I have also heard from the commissioner of the Reggio Calabria Hospital and there are no reports for the Melito Porto Salvo hospital either'.
Peru, 5.3 magnitude earthquake recorded
An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 was also recorded overnight in the Peruvian province of Palpa, in the department of Ica, in the south of the country, the Peruvian Geophysical Institute reported.
"Seismic report. Date: 9 January 2026. Time: 16.36 (21.36 GMT). Magnitude: 5.3. Depth: 48 kilometres. Reference: 27 kilometres south of Palpa, province of Palpa, department of Ica,' the agency indicated in a message posted on X. For its part, the Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil did not report any damage to people or property, specifying however that the area remains under monitoring.
The institute also urged the population to take preventive measures, including preparing a family emergency plan, packing a first-aid kit and staying in areas sheltered from possible landslides.
