M4.1 earthquake 76 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 76 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus on Sat, Oct 19, 1996, 3:20 AM GMT+2 (01:20 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 35 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1996-10-19 01:20:41 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.246° N, 31.887° E
- Region
- Cyprus
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
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 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.035 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10929 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.434 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10922 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.723 km SW of Geroskipou, Cyprus · 10917 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.725 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10917 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.037 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10916 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.132 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10916 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.032 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 10910 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.528 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10907 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.639 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10904 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.443 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10897 days ago · 60 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.445 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10893 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.934 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10892 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.139 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10891 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.423 km SW of Geroskipou, Cyprus · 10890 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.524 km WSW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 10890 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.046 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10887 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.610 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10884 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.922 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 10874 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
Before
- 4.3Cyprus region · 10932 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.550 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10932 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.646 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10933 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.510 km W of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 10933 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.519 km W of Pégeia, Cyprus · 10934 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.438 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10934 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.030 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10934 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.2Cyprus region · 10935 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.54 km SSW of Geroskipou, Cyprus · 10935 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.449 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10935 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.549 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10935 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.439 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 10936 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.235 km S of Koloni, Cyprus · 10937 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.645 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10938 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.344 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10938 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.637 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10938 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.462 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10939 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.219 km W of Pégeia, Cyprus · 10939 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.945 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10939 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.027 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10939 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007rmx. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:22 PM UTC.