Cyprus earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 7 km SW of Erími, Cyprus

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Erími, Cyprus on Wed, Aug 11, 1999, 11:00 PM GMT+3 (20:00 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 7 km ENE of Páchna, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1999-08-11 20:00:12 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.631° N, 32.856° E
Region
Cyprus
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.02 km WNW of Erími, Cyprus · 9908 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.82 km E of Sotíra, Cyprus · 9908 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 5.17 km ENE of Páchna, Cyprus · 9904 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.210 km NNW of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus · 9896 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.225 km SSE of Limassol, Cyprus · 9865 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.01 km NE of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus · 9861 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 4.23 km NNE of Sotíra, Cyprus · 9910 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.64 km NW of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus · 9910 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 5.610 km NNW of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus · 9910 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.57 km SW of Erími, Cyprus · 9910 days ago · 33 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 4.15 km N of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus · 9911 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.753 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9921 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.023 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9923 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 3.641 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9923 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 3.031 km SSW of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9923 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.755 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9923 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.512 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9923 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 4.425 km SSW of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9923 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 3.452 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 9929 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.63 km SSE of Tsáda, Cyprus · 9934 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 3.351 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9937 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 4.542 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9937 days ago · 34 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009cx8. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:58 PM UTC.