Cyprus earthquakes

M5.7 earthquake 30 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 30 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus on Thu, Oct 10, 1996, 3:10 AM GMT+2 (01:10 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.7 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Thu, Oct 10, 1996, 3:10 AM GMT+2
UTC: 1996-10-10 01:10:22 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 34.560° N, 32.214° E
Region: Cyprus
Strongest shaking: V, moderate 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: V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 6.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 1.3 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
Nodal plane 1: Strike 139°, dip 53°, rake 12°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 41°, dip 80°, rake 143°

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 2.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 66.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007r6q (also filed as gcmt19961010011022, iscgem990569). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.