Cyprus earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 34 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 34 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus on Wed, Nov 27, 1996, 3:58 PM GMT+2 (13:58 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 46 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1996-11-27 13:58:57 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.569° N, 32.151° E
Region
Cyprus
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.139 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10890 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.423 km SW of Geroskipou, Cyprus · 10890 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.524 km WSW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 10889 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 5.046 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10887 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.610 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10883 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 3.922 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 10873 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.928 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10857 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 4.540 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10855 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 4.131 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10847 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 5.750 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10844 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.146 km S of Koloni, Cyprus · 10844 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.042 km SSW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 10844 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 3.832 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10844 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 3.839 km SW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 10843 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 4.052 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10842 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 4.149 km SW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 10840 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 5.445 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10892 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.443 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10896 days ago · 60 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.639 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10903 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.528 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10906 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 4.032 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 10910 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.132 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10915 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 4.037 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10915 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.725 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10916 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 3.723 km SW of Geroskipou, Cyprus · 10916 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.434 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10921 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007tmj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.