Cyprus earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 32 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 32 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus on Sat, Nov 9, 1996, 7:01 AM GMT+2 (05:01 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 45 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1996-11-09 05:01:02 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.636° N, 32.108° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.528 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10919 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.639 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10916 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.443 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10908 days ago · 60 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 5.445 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10904 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.934 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10904 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.139 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10902 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.423 km SW of Geroskipou, Cyprus · 10902 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.524 km WSW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 10902 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 5.046 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10899 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 3.610 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10896 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 3.922 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 10885 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 3.928 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10869 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 4.540 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10867 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 4.132 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10927 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.037 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10928 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.725 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10928 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.723 km SW of Geroskipou, Cyprus · 10929 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.434 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10933 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.279 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 10934 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 5.035 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10941 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.176 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10943 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.3Cyprus region · 10943 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 3.550 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10944 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 4.646 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10945 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 3.510 km W of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 10945 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 3.519 km W of Pégeia, Cyprus · 10945 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 4.438 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10946 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 4.030 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10946 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 4.2Cyprus region · 10946 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 3.54 km SSW of Geroskipou, Cyprus · 10946 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 4.449 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10947 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 4.549 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10947 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 4.439 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 10948 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007sqk. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.