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: Wed, Oct 9, 1996, 3:10 PM GMT+2
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

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 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.