M3.2 earthquake 42 km S of Perivólia, Cyprus
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 42 km S of Perivólia, Cyprus on Tue, Mar 23, 1999, 5:31 PM GMT+2 (15:31 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 3 km E of Xylotymbou, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1999-03-23 15:31:07 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.442° N, 33.605° E
- Region
- Cyprus
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.34 km N of Pyrgos, Cyprus · 10051 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.53 km E of Xylotymbou, Cyprus · 10047 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.36 km SSE of Xylotymbou, Cyprus · 10044 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.821 km SSW of Kolossi, Cyprus · 10026 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.931 km SSE of Ágios Týchon, Cyprus · 10023 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
Before
- 3.05 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus · 10055 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.047 km SSE of Limassol, Cyprus · 10064 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.516 km ESE of Meneou, Cyprus · 10078 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.111 km WNW of Páchna, Cyprus · 10080 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.57 km SW of Sotíra, Cyprus · 10084 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.520 km S of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 10084 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000951g. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.