M3.0 earthquake 11 km W of Páchna, Cyprus
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 11 km W of Páchna, Cyprus on Fri, Jun 7, 1985, 3:44 AM GMT+3 (00:44 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 4 km SSE of Polémi, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-07 00:44:40 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.782° N, 32.665° E
- Region
- Cyprus
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002fkv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:49 AM UTC.