Cyprus earthquakes

M5.7 earthquake 50 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 50 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus on Mon, Jan 13, 1997, 12:19 PM GMT+2 (10:19 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.7 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Mon, Jan 13, 1997, 12:19 PM GMT+2
UTC: 1997-01-13 10:19:26 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 34.305° N, 32.326° E
Region: Cyprus
Strongest shaking: IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 3.6% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 0.7 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Strike-slip
Nodal plane 1: Strike 97°, dip 76°, rake -11°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 190°, dip 79°, rake -166°

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 2.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007vtt (also filed as atlas19970113101900, atlas19970113101926, gcmtb011397c, gcmt19970113101926, iscgem1006200). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:20 AM UTC.