Cyprus earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 20 km W of Pólis, Cyprus

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 20 km W of Pólis, Cyprus on Sun, Feb 26, 1995, 6:53 AM GMT+2 (04:53 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 110 km W of Pólis, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1995-02-26 04:53:00 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.031° N, 32.196° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4110 km W of Pólis, Cyprus · 11530 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.76 km SW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11524 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.14 km SSE of Pólis, Cyprus · 11524 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.827 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 11501 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 3.933 km WNW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.914 km NW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.27 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.37 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 3.760 km NW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.745 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 3.415 km W of Pólis, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 3.61 km NNE of Tsáda, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 3.55 km N of Polémi, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 3.911 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11532 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 3.310 km NW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 3.53 km SSE of Meládeia, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 3.90 km S of Meládeia, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 3.587 km NW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.718 km NW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 4.619 km NW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 3.92 km E of Meládeia, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 4.013 km NW of Pólis, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.44 km WNW of Polémi, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 3.521 km W of Pólis, Cyprus · 11533 days ago · 33 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0006tjd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:35 AM UTC.