Cyprus earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 104 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 104 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus on Wed, Apr 7, 1999, 11:55 AM GMT+3 (08:55 UTC), 33 km (21 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
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1999-04-07 08:55:43 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.093° N, 31.642° 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.

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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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.036 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10035 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.564 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10035 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.864 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10033 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.448 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10033 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.236 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10023 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.840 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10023 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.841 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10022 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.750 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10022 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.936 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10022 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 3.751 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10022 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 3.737 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10005 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 5.642 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 9989 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.325 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9977 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.2Cyprus region · 10040 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.648 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10047 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.147 km SW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 10047 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.046 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10053 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.354 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10055 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.760 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10057 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 3.044 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10058 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.046 km SW of Geroskipou, Cyprus · 10059 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00095xp. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:58 PM UTC.