Cyprus earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 54 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 54 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus on Sat, Jul 3, 1999, 4:58 AM GMT+3 (01:58 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 10 km NNW of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1999-07-03 01:58:59 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.434° N, 32.004° 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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.550 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 9948 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.710 km NW of Pólis, Cyprus · 9946 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.112 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9945 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.0Cyprus region · 9945 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.221 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 9943 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.28 km NNE of Pégeia, Cyprus · 9943 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.934 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9940 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.542 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9936 days ago · 34 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 3.351 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9936 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.63 km SSE of Tsáda, Cyprus · 9933 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 3.452 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 9929 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 4.425 km SSW of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9923 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.512 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9923 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.755 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9923 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.031 km SSW of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9923 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 3.641 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9923 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 3.023 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus · 9923 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.753 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9920 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 4.15 km N of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus · 9910 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 4.57 km SW of Erími, Cyprus · 9910 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 5.610 km NNW of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus · 9910 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 4.64 km NW of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus · 9910 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 4.23 km NNE of Sotíra, Cyprus · 9910 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 4.17 km SW of Erími, Cyprus · 9909 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 4.02 km WNW of Erími, Cyprus · 9907 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 4.82 km E of Sotíra, Cyprus · 9907 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 5.17 km ENE of Páchna, Cyprus · 9903 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 4.210 km NNW of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus · 9895 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.159 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9951 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.742 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 9953 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.655 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 9955 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.936 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9956 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.30 km W of Pólis, Cyprus · 9968 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.541 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9970 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.325 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 9976 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009az8. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.