Cyprus earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 6 km SSW of Pólis, Cyprus

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Pólis, Cyprus on Thu, Feb 23, 1995, 11:59 PM GMT+2 (21:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 12 km NW of Pólis, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1995-02-23 21:59:21 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.980° N, 32.407° E
Region
Cyprus
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.71 km NNW of Geroskipou, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.821 km NNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.94 km SW of Meládeia, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.012 km NW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.521 km W of Pólis, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.44 km WNW of Polémi, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 4.013 km NW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 3.92 km E of Meládeia, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 4.619 km NW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.718 km NW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.587 km NW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.90 km S of Meládeia, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.53 km SSE of Meládeia, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 3.310 km NW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.911 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 3.55 km N of Polémi, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 3.61 km NNE of Tsáda, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 3.415 km W of Pólis, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 3.745 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 3.760 km NW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 3.37 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 3.27 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 3.914 km NW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 3.933 km WNW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 11531 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 4.220 km W of Pólis, Cyprus · 11531 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 3.76 km SW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11524 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 4.14 km SSE of Pólis, Cyprus · 11524 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 3.827 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 11501 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.14 km SSW of Meládeia, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 5.310 km W of Pólis, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.71 km ESE of Tála, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.220 km SSE of Ágios Týchon, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.35 km NNW of Polémi, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 4.713 km NW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 5.9Cyprus region · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0006te5. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC.