Cyprus earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 3 km SSE of Tsáda, Cyprus

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Tsáda, Cyprus on Mon, Jul 19, 1999, 5:16 AM GMT+3 (02:16 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1999-07-19 02:16:19 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.813° N, 32.495° E
Region
Cyprus
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009bu5. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.