Cyprus earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 48 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 48 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus on Sun, Mar 28, 1999, 5:40 PM GMT+3 (14:40 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 42 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1999-03-28 14:40:57 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.527° N, 31.988° 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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2Cyprus region · 10041 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.66 km ESE of Polémi, Cyprus · 10041 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.5104 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10038 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.036 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10036 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.564 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10036 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.613 km W of Pólis, Cyprus · 10034 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.864 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10034 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.448 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10034 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.236 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10024 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.840 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10023 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.841 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10023 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.821 km SSW of Kolossi, Cyprus · 10023 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 3.750 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10023 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.936 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10022 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 3.751 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10022 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 3.737 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10006 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 5.642 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 9989 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 3.147 km SW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 10048 days ago · 25 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.06 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 10049 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.05 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus · 10053 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.046 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10053 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 3.354 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10056 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.760 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10057 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.044 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10059 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 3.046 km SW of Geroskipou, Cyprus · 10059 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.75 km W of Pólis, Cyprus · 10062 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.765 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 10075 days ago · 56 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.111 km WNW of Páchna, Cyprus · 10077 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00095bz. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:10 AM UTC.