Cyprus earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 35 km S of Koloni, Cyprus

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 35 km S of Koloni, Cyprus on Sun, Oct 13, 1996, 7:59 AM GMT+2 (05:59 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
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1996-10-13 05:59:04 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.432° N, 32.404° 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.

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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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.439 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 10937 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.549 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10936 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.449 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10936 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.54 km SSW of Geroskipou, Cyprus · 10936 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.2Cyprus region · 10936 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.030 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10935 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.438 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10935 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.519 km W of Pégeia, Cyprus · 10935 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 3.510 km W of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 10934 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.646 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10934 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 3.550 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10933 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.3Cyprus region · 10933 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 4.176 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10933 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 5.035 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10930 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 4.434 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10923 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 3.723 km SW of Geroskipou, Cyprus · 10918 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 3.725 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10918 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 4.037 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10917 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 4.132 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10917 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 4.032 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 10911 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 4.528 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10908 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 3.639 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10905 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 3.443 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10898 days ago · 60 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 5.445 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10894 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 3.934 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10893 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 3.139 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10892 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 3.423 km SW of Geroskipou, Cyprus · 10891 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 3.524 km WSW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 10891 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 5.046 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10888 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 3.610 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10885 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 4.645 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10939 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 4.344 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10939 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.637 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10939 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 3.462 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.219 km W of Pégeia, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.945 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.027 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 4.061 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.524 km WSW of Kissonerga, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.038 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 3.445 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 4.031 km S of Koloni, Cyprus · 10941 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 4.640 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10941 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 3.226 km WSW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 10941 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 4.043 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10941 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 3.820 km SW of Geroskipou, Cyprus · 10941 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 4.341 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10941 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 3.838 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10941 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 4.038 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10941 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 4.030 km S of Koloni, Cyprus · 10941 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007rbh. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.