Cyprus earthquakes

M6.8 earthquake 36 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 36 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus on Wed, Oct 9, 1996, 3:10 PM GMT+2 (13:10 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
6.8 (mwc), strong
Local time
UTC
1996-10-09 13:10:52 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.556° N, 32.126° E
Region
Cyprus
Strongest shaking
VI, strong shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
VI, strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration
14.3% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
2.7 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Moment magnitude
6.9 Mww
Nodal plane 1
Strike 144°, dip 71°, rake 23°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 46°, dip 67°, rake 159°

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 3.8 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 74.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007r4u (also filed as choy19961009131052, gcmt19961009131052, duputel100996b, atlas19961009131052, iscgem990387). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:49 AM UTC.