Cyprus earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 23 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 23 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus on Thu, Jul 29, 1999, 1:21 PM GMT+3 (10:21 UTC), 20 km (12 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
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1999-07-29 10:21:36 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.459° N, 32.887° 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.753 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9918 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.15 km N of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus · 9908 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.57 km SW of Erími, Cyprus · 9907 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 5.610 km NNW of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus · 9907 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.64 km NW of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus · 9907 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.23 km NNE of Sotíra, Cyprus · 9907 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.17 km SW of Erími, Cyprus · 9907 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.02 km WNW of Erími, Cyprus · 9905 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.82 km E of Sotíra, Cyprus · 9905 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 5.17 km ENE of Páchna, Cyprus · 9901 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 4.210 km NNW of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus · 9892 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.225 km SSE of Limassol, Cyprus · 9862 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 3.641 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9920 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.031 km SSW of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9920 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.755 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9920 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.512 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9920 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.425 km SSW of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9920 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.452 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 9926 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.63 km SSE of Tsáda, Cyprus · 9930 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 3.351 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9934 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.542 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9934 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.934 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9937 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 3.28 km NNE of Pégeia, Cyprus · 9940 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 3.221 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 9941 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.0Cyprus region · 9943 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 3.112 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9943 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.710 km NW of Pólis, Cyprus · 9944 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.550 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 9946 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.854 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 9946 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 4.159 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9949 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009c8x. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.