M4.0 earthquake 30 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus

Magnitude

4.0 (mb), light

Local time

Wed, Oct 16, 1996, 11:32 AM GMT+2

UTC

1996-10-16 09:32:18 UTC

Depth

33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.620° N, 32.145° E

Region

Cyprus

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

• Paphos, CyprusPopulation 35,961. Forecast31 kmSW
• Limassol, CyprusPopulation 154,000. Forecast82 kmW
• Antalya, TurkeyPopulation 1,335,002. Forecast286 kmSSE

After

1. 4.438 km SSW of Koloni, CyprusWed, Oct 16, 5:12 PM GMT+2 · 10941 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
2. 3.519 km W of Pégeia, CyprusThu, Oct 17, 3:07 AM GMT+2 · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
3. 3.510 km W of Chlórakas, CyprusThu, Oct 17, 9:42 AM GMT+2 · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
4. 4.646 km SW of Koloni, CyprusThu, Oct 17, 10:41 AM GMT+2 · 10940 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
5. 3.550 km SW of Paphos, CyprusFri, Oct 18, 2:17 PM GMT+2 · 10939 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
6. 4.3Cyprus regionFri, Oct 18, 9:38 PM GMT+2 · 10939 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
7. 4.176 km SW of Paphos, CyprusSat, Oct 19, 3:20 AM GMT+2 · 10938 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
8. 5.035 km SSW of Koloni, CyprusMon, Oct 21, 8:00 AM GMT+2 · 10936 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
9. 4.279 km WNW of Pólis, CyprusMon, Oct 28, 12:36 AM GMT+2 · 10930 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
10. 4.434 km SW of Koloni, CyprusTue, Oct 29, 4:00 AM GMT+2 · 10928 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
11. 3.723 km SW of Geroskipou, CyprusSat, Nov 2, 5:17 PM GMT+2 · 10924 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
12. 3.725 km SSW of Koloni, CyprusSat, Nov 2, 7:24 PM GMT+2 · 10924 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
13. 4.037 km SW of Paphos, CyprusSun, Nov 3, 12:28 PM GMT+2 · 10923 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
14. 4.132 km SW of Koloni, CyprusMon, Nov 4, 3:09 AM GMT+2 · 10922 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
15. 4.032 km WSW of Chlórakas, CyprusSat, Nov 9, 7:01 AM GMT+2 · 10917 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
16. 4.528 km SW of Paphos, CyprusTue, Nov 12, 12:49 PM GMT+2 · 10914 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
17. 3.639 km SSW of Koloni, CyprusFri, Nov 15, 12:32 PM GMT+2 · 10911 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
18. 3.443 km SW of Paphos, CyprusFri, Nov 22, 10:42 PM GMT+2 · 10904 days ago · 60 km deep · 12 km away
19. 5.445 km SW of Paphos, CyprusWed, Nov 27, 2:44 AM GMT+2 · 10899 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
20. 3.934 km SW of Paphos, CyprusWed, Nov 27, 3:58 PM GMT+2 · 10899 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
21. 3.139 km SW of Paphos, CyprusFri, Nov 29, 3:25 AM GMT+2 · 10897 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
22. 3.423 km SW of Geroskipou, CyprusFri, Nov 29, 6:26 AM GMT+2 · 10897 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
23. 3.524 km WSW of Pégeia, CyprusFri, Nov 29, 2:45 PM GMT+2 · 10897 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
24. 5.046 km SW of Koloni, CyprusMon, Dec 2, 6:08 AM GMT+2 · 10894 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
25. 3.610 km SW of Paphos, CyprusThu, Dec 5, 3:23 PM GMT+2 · 10891 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away

Before

1. 4.2Cyprus regionWed, Oct 16, 1:34 AM GMT+2 · 10941 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
2. 3.54 km SSW of Geroskipou, CyprusTue, Oct 15, 10:02 PM GMT+2 · 10942 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
3. 4.449 km SW of Paphos, CyprusTue, Oct 15, 10:34 AM GMT+2 · 10942 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
4. 4.549 km SW of Koloni, CyprusTue, Oct 15, 10:32 AM GMT+2 · 10942 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
5. 4.439 km WSW of Chlórakas, CyprusMon, Oct 14, 1:52 PM GMT+2 · 10943 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
6. 4.235 km S of Koloni, CyprusSun, Oct 13, 7:59 AM GMT+2 · 10944 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
7. 4.645 km SSW of Koloni, CyprusSat, Oct 12, 7:50 PM GMT+2 · 10945 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
8. 4.344 km SSW of Koloni, CyprusSat, Oct 12, 5:06 PM GMT+2 · 10945 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
9. 4.637 km SW of Paphos, CyprusSat, Oct 12, 1:04 PM GMT+2 · 10945 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
10. 3.462 km SW of Paphos, CyprusSat, Oct 12, 2:20 AM GMT+2 · 10945 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
11. 3.219 km W of Pégeia, CyprusSat, Oct 12, 1:20 AM GMT+2 · 10946 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
12. 3.945 km SSW of Koloni, CyprusFri, Oct 11, 10:23 PM GMT+2 · 10946 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
13. 4.027 km SSW of Koloni, CyprusFri, Oct 11, 8:39 PM GMT+2 · 10946 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
14. 4.061 km SW of Paphos, CyprusFri, Oct 11, 6:20 PM GMT+2 · 10946 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
15. 4.524 km WSW of Kissonerga, CyprusFri, Oct 11, 10:13 AM GMT+2 · 10946 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
16. 4.038 km SSW of Koloni, CyprusFri, Oct 11, 6:44 AM GMT+2 · 10946 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
17. 3.445 km SW of Koloni, CyprusFri, Oct 11, 6:29 AM GMT+2 · 10946 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
18. 4.031 km S of Koloni, CyprusFri, Oct 11, 5:25 AM GMT+2 · 10946 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
19. 4.640 km SW of Koloni, CyprusFri, Oct 11, 3:39 AM GMT+2 · 10946 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
20. 3.226 km WSW of Pégeia, CyprusFri, Oct 11, 1:27 AM GMT+2 · 10946 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007rgm. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:50 AM UTC.