Cyprus earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 35 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 35 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus on Mon, Oct 21, 1996, 8:00 AM GMT+2 (06:00 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: 5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time: Mon, Oct 21, 1996, 8:00 AM GMT+2
UTC: 1996-10-21 06:00:48 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 34.458° N, 32.300° E
Region: Cyprus
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007rr4 (also filed as iscgem992923). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC.