Cyprus earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 41 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 41 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus on Thu, Jul 29, 1999, 12:53 PM GMT+3 (09:53 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
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1999-07-29 09:53:53 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.299° N, 32.879° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.023 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9919 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.753 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9917 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.15 km N of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus · 9907 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.57 km SW of Erími, Cyprus · 9906 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 5.610 km NNW of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus · 9906 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.64 km NW of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus · 9906 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.23 km NNE of Sotíra, Cyprus · 9906 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.17 km SW of Erími, Cyprus · 9906 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.02 km WNW of Erími, Cyprus · 9904 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.82 km E of Sotíra, Cyprus · 9904 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 5.17 km ENE of Páchna, Cyprus · 9900 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 4.210 km NNW of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus · 9892 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.225 km SSE of Limassol, Cyprus · 9861 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 3.031 km SSW of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9919 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.755 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9919 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.512 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9919 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.425 km SSW of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9919 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.452 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 9925 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.63 km SSE of Tsáda, Cyprus · 9929 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.351 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9933 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.542 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9933 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.934 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9936 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 3.28 km NNE of Pégeia, Cyprus · 9939 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.0Cyprus region · 9942 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 3.112 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9942 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.550 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 9945 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.854 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 9946 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 4.159 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9948 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009c8w. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC.