Cyprus earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 49 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 49 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus on Wed, Oct 9, 1996, 8:46 PM GMT+2 (18:46 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 21 km S of Koloni, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1996-10-09 18:46:20 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.489° N, 32.016° E
Region
Cyprus
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.121 km S of Koloni, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.832 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.542 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.035 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.638 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.319 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.236 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 3.731 km NW of Argáka, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.04 km SSE of Koloni, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.54 km W of Kissonerga, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.248 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.146 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 5.039 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 4.033 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 4.545 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 3.946 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 5.730 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 4.228 km W of Pólis, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 4.339 km S of Koloni, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 3.039 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 3.646 km SW of Geroskipou, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 4.240 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 4.041 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 3.455 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 5.29 km WSW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 10939 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 3.2Cyprus region · 10939 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 4.644 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10939 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 4.414 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10939 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 4.046 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10939 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 3.635 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10939 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 4.030 km S of Koloni, Cyprus · 10939 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 4.038 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10939 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 3.838 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10939 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 4.341 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10939 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 3.820 km SW of Geroskipou, Cyprus · 10939 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 4.043 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10939 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 3.226 km WSW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 10939 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 4.640 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10939 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 4.031 km S of Koloni, Cyprus · 10939 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 3.445 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10939 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 4.038 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10938 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 4.524 km WSW of Kissonerga, Cyprus · 10938 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 4.061 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10938 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 4.027 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10938 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 3.945 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10938 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 3.219 km W of Pégeia, Cyprus · 10938 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 3.462 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10938 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 4.637 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10937 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 4.344 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10937 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 4.645 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10937 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 4.235 km S of Koloni, Cyprus · 10936 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 4.439 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 10935 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 4.549 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10934 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 4.449 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10934 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 3.54 km SSW of Geroskipou, Cyprus · 10934 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 4.2Cyprus region · 10934 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 4.030 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10933 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 4.438 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10933 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 3.519 km W of Pégeia, Cyprus · 10933 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 3.510 km W of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 10932 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 4.241 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 5.135 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.255 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.814 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.91 km WNW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.944 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.739 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.833 km SW of Geroskipou, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 4.436 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.356 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 5.728 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 5.245 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 4.445 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 3.952 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 4.420 km WSW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.051 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 6.836 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007r5r. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.