Cyprus earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 40 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 40 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus on Wed, Apr 21, 1999, 8:54 PM GMT+3 (17:54 UTC), 15 km (9 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
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1999-04-21 17:54:19 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.495° N, 32.141° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.841 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10024 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.821 km SSW of Kolossi, Cyprus · 10024 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.750 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10023 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.936 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10023 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 3.751 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10023 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 3.737 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10007 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 5.642 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 9990 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.325 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9979 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.541 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9973 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 3.30 km W of Pólis, Cyprus · 9971 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 3.236 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10024 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.448 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10034 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.864 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10035 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.613 km W of Pólis, Cyprus · 10035 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.564 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10037 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 3.036 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10037 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.5104 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10039 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.66 km ESE of Polémi, Cyprus · 10042 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.2Cyprus region · 10042 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.648 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10048 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 3.147 km SW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 10048 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.06 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 10050 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.05 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus · 10054 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00096p5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC.