M3.9 earthquake 28 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 28 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus on Wed, Jan 1, 1997, 1:31 AM GMT+2 (23:31 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 40 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1996-12-31 23:31:16 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.499° N, 32.391° E
- Region
- Cyprus
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.540 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10855 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.131 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10847 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.750 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10844 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.146 km S of Koloni, Cyprus · 10844 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.042 km SSW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 10844 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.832 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10844 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.839 km SW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 10842 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.052 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10842 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.149 km SW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 10840 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.925 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10831 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.9115 km SSW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 10808 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007v91. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.