Cyprus earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 46 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 46 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus on Mon, Dec 2, 1996, 6:08 AM GMT+2 (04:08 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 50 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1996-12-02 04:08:48 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.401° N, 32.184° E
Region
Cyprus
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Kato Pyrgos, Limassol and Paphos.

From the USGS event page for usp0007tux. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.610 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10892 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.922 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 10882 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.928 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10866 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.540 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10864 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.131 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10856 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 5.750 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10853 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.146 km S of Koloni, Cyprus · 10853 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.042 km SSW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 10853 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 3.832 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10853 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 3.839 km SW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 10851 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.052 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10851 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 4.149 km SW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 10848 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 3.925 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10840 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 3.524 km WSW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 10898 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.423 km SW of Geroskipou, Cyprus · 10898 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 3.139 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10899 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.934 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10900 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 5.445 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10901 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.443 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10905 days ago · 60 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 3.639 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10912 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 4.528 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10915 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.032 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 10918 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 4.132 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10924 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 4.037 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10924 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 3.725 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10925 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 3.723 km SW of Geroskipou, Cyprus · 10925 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007tux. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:10 PM UTC.