Cyprus earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 7 km SW of Erími, Cyprus

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Erími, Cyprus on Wed, Aug 11, 1999, 7:27 AM GMT+3 (04:27 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 10 km NNW of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.5 (mb), light
Local time: Wed, Aug 11, 1999, 7:27 AM GMT+3
UTC: 1999-08-11 04:27:33 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 34.642° N, 32.855° E
Region: Cyprus
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009cw7 (also filed as iscgem1655074). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:10 PM UTC.