Cyprus earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 39 km SW of Pissoúri, Cyprus

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 39 km SW of Pissoúri, Cyprus on Wed, Jan 15, 1997, 7:00 AM GMT+2 (05:00 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 52 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1997-01-15 05:00:52 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.375° N, 32.454° 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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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.052 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10842 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.149 km SW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 10839 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.925 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10831 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.9115 km SSW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 10808 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.147 km S of Koloni, Cyprus · 10790 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 3.832 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10843 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.042 km SSW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 10843 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.146 km S of Koloni, Cyprus · 10844 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 5.750 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10844 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.131 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10846 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.540 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10854 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.928 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10856 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007vw3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:28 AM UTC.