M3.0 earthquake 16 km SSW of Kolossi, Cyprus
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 16 km SSW of Kolossi, Cyprus on Sun, Dec 16, 2007, 7:03 AM GMT+2 (05:03 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 46 km SSW of Pissoúri, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-12-16 05:03:49 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.528° N, 32.882° E
- Region
- Cyprus
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000fuj2. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 246°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.246 km SSW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 6815 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.918 km W of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 6815 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.18 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 6814 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fuj2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:24 AM UTC.