M3.6 earthquake 10 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 10 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus on Thu, Dec 5, 1996, 3:23 PM GMT+2 (13:23 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 22 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1996-12-05 13:23:57 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.706° N, 32.352° 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.922 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 10873 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.928 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10857 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.540 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10855 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.131 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10847 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.750 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10845 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.146 km S of Koloni, Cyprus · 10844 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.042 km SSW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 10844 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.832 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10844 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.839 km SW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 10843 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.052 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10843 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.149 km SW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 10840 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.925 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10831 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
Before
- 5.046 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10887 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.524 km WSW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 10889 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.423 km SW of Geroskipou, Cyprus · 10890 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.139 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10890 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.934 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10891 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.445 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10892 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.443 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10896 days ago · 60 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.639 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10904 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.528 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10907 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.032 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 10910 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007tzu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC.