M3.9 earthquake 25 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 25 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus on Sun, Jan 26, 1997, 5:28 PM GMT+2 (15:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 47 km S 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
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1997-01-26 15:28:47 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.578° N, 32.283° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.9115 km SSW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 10809 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.147 km S of Koloni, Cyprus · 10791 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.18 km ESE of Kyperoúnta, Cyprus · 10773 days ago · 53 km deep · 80 km away
Before
- 4.149 km SW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 10840 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.052 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10843 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.839 km SW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 10843 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.832 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10844 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.042 km SSW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 10844 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.146 km S of Koloni, Cyprus · 10844 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.750 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10845 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.131 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10847 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.540 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10855 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.928 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10857 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007wd2. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.