Cyprus earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 55 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 55 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus on Thu, Jul 29, 1999, 8:35 AM GMT+3 (05:35 UTC), 15 km (9 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
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1999-07-29 05:35:51 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.169° N, 32.937° 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.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.031 km SSW of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9921 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.641 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9920 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 3.023 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9920 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.753 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9918 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.15 km N of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus · 9908 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.57 km SW of Erími, Cyprus · 9908 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 5.610 km NNW of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus · 9908 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.64 km NW of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus · 9908 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.23 km NNE of Sotíra, Cyprus · 9908 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.17 km SW of Erími, Cyprus · 9907 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.02 km WNW of Erími, Cyprus · 9905 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.82 km E of Sotíra, Cyprus · 9905 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 5.17 km ENE of Páchna, Cyprus · 9901 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 4.210 km NNW of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus · 9893 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.225 km SSE of Limassol, Cyprus · 9863 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 2.512 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9921 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.425 km SSW of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9921 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 3.452 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 9927 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.63 km SSE of Tsáda, Cyprus · 9931 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.351 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9934 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.542 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9934 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.934 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9938 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.28 km NNE of Pégeia, Cyprus · 9940 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.0Cyprus region · 9943 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.112 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9943 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.550 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 9946 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.854 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 9947 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.159 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9949 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009c8n. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 7:03 PM UTC.