Cyprus earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km W of Pólis, Cyprus

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km W of Pólis, Cyprus on Sun, Apr 11, 1999, 1:01 AM GMT+3 (22:01 UTC), 25 km (16 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1999-04-10 22:01:21 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.025° N, 32.277° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.864 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10034 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.448 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10033 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.236 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10023 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.840 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10023 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.841 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10023 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.821 km SSW of Kolossi, Cyprus · 10023 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.750 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10022 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.936 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10022 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.751 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10022 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.357 km SSW of Gazipa?a, Turkey · 10015 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.737 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10005 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 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 · 9978 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 2.564 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10036 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.036 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10036 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.66 km ESE of Polémi, Cyprus · 10040 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.2Cyprus region · 10041 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.648 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10047 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.147 km SW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 10047 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 3.34 km N of Pyrgos, Cyprus · 10048 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.06 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 10048 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 3.05 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.046 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10053 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.354 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10056 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.760 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 10057 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.044 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 10059 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.046 km SW of Geroskipou, Cyprus · 10059 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.75 km W of Pólis, Cyprus · 10062 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 3.645 km SSW of Gazipa?a, Turkey · 10062 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000963c. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:43 PM UTC.