Cyprus earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 21 km W of Pólis, Cyprus

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 21 km W of Pólis, Cyprus on Fri, Feb 24, 1995, 12:47 AM GMT+2 (22:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 13 km NW of Pólis, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1995-02-23 22:47:07 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.036° N, 32.193° E
Region
Cyprus
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.44 km WNW of Polémi, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.013 km NW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.92 km E of Meládeia, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.619 km NW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.718 km NW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 3.587 km NW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.90 km S of Meládeia, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 3.53 km SSE of Meládeia, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 3.310 km NW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 3.911 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.55 km N of Polémi, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.61 km NNE of Tsáda, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 3.415 km W of Pólis, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 3.745 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 3.760 km NW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 3.37 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11531 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 3.27 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11531 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 3.914 km NW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11531 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 3.933 km WNW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 11531 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 4.220 km W of Pólis, Cyprus · 11530 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 4.4110 km W of Pólis, Cyprus · 11529 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 3.76 km SW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11524 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 4.14 km SSE of Pólis, Cyprus · 11523 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 3.827 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 11500 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.012 km NW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.94 km SW of Meládeia, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 3.821 km NNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.71 km NNW of Geroskipou, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.96 km SSW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.14 km SSW of Meládeia, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 5.310 km W of Pólis, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.71 km ESE of Tála, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 3.35 km NNW of Polémi, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.713 km NW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 5.9Cyprus region · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0006teb. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:26 AM UTC.