Was October 23, 2026 a tsunami warning in Eastern Time?
YES
Yes — Italy issued an orange-level tsunami warning for Sicily's coast after a magnitude-5 quake; no wave followed.
Why
- Orange warning covered Palermo and Messina coastal areas
- Magnitude 5.0 quake part of 12-tremor Tyrrhenian swarm
- Warning lifted after about an hour; no sea-level change