Cyprus earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 7 km ENE of Páchna, Cyprus

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Páchna, Cyprus on Tue, Aug 17, 1999, 6:06 PM GMT+3 (15:06 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1999-08-17 15:06:27 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.814° N, 32.859° 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 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.210 km NNW of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus · 9898 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.225 km SSE of Limassol, Cyprus · 9867 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.01 km NE of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus · 9863 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 4.82 km E of Sotíra, Cyprus · 9910 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.02 km WNW of Erími, Cyprus · 9910 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.17 km SW of Erími, Cyprus · 9912 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.23 km NNE of Sotíra, Cyprus · 9913 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.64 km NW of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus · 9913 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 5.610 km NNW of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus · 9913 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 4.57 km SW of Erími, Cyprus · 9913 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.15 km N of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus · 9913 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.023 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9925 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.641 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9925 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 3.031 km SSW of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9925 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.755 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9926 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.512 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9926 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 4.425 km SSW of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9926 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 3.452 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 9932 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.63 km SSE of Tsáda, Cyprus · 9936 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009d7h. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:13 PM UTC.