Cyprus earthquakes

M5.6 earthquake 42 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 42 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus on Tue, May 25, 1999, 8:15 PM GMT+3 (17:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.6 (mwc), moderate
Local time
UTC
1999-05-25 17:15:21 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.478° N, 32.131° E
Region
Cyprus
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration
4.7% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
1.0 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Nodal plane 1
Strike 14°, dip 53°, rake 165°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 113°, dip 78°, rake 38°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.541 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9966 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.30 km W of Pólis, Cyprus · 9964 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.936 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9952 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 3.655 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 9951 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.742 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 9950 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.159 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9948 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.854 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 9945 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.550 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 9944 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.710 km NW of Pólis, Cyprus · 9942 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.112 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9941 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 3.0Cyprus region · 9941 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.221 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 9940 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.28 km NNE of Pégeia, Cyprus · 9939 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.934 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9936 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 4.542 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9933 days ago · 34 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 3.351 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9932 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.63 km SSE of Tsáda, Cyprus · 9929 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 3.452 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 9925 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 3.737 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10000 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00098rd (also filed as atlas19990525171500, gcmtb052599e, gcmt19990525171521, atlas19990525171521, iscgem1682772). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:54 AM UTC.