Cyprus earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 39 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 39 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus on Fri, Nov 29, 1996, 3:25 AM GMT+2 (01:25 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 23 km SW of Geroskipou, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1996-11-29 01:25:23 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.570° N, 32.075° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.423 km SW of Geroskipou, Cyprus · 10889 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.524 km WSW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 10889 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 5.046 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10886 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.610 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10883 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.922 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 10872 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.928 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10856 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.540 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10854 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.131 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10846 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 5.750 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10844 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.146 km S of Koloni, Cyprus · 10844 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 4.042 km SSW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 10843 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 3.832 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10843 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 3.839 km SW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 10842 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 4.052 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10842 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 4.149 km SW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 10839 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 3.925 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10831 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 3.934 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10891 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 5.445 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10891 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.443 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10895 days ago · 60 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.639 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10903 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.528 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10906 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.032 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 10909 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 4.132 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10914 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 4.037 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10915 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.725 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10916 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 3.723 km SW of Geroskipou, Cyprus · 10916 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007tq5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:14 AM UTC.