M3.4 earthquake 5 km NNW of Aradíppou, Cyprus
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Aradíppou, Cyprus on Fri, Jul 4, 2008, 9:13 AM GMT+3 (06:13 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 16 km S of Ayia Napa, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (M), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-07-04 06:13:48 UTC
- Depth
- 41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.991° N, 33.565° 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 usp000gb9y. 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
- 160°
- 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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.516 km S of Ayia Napa, Cyprus · 6664 days ago · 30 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.53 km WNW of Klírou, Cyprus · 6656 days ago · 55 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.63 km S of Xylofágou, Cyprus · 6650 days ago · 45 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.129 km SE of Pyrgos, Cyprus · 6642 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.825 km SE of Pyrgos, Cyprus · 6642 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.311 km N of Páchna, Cyprus · 6640 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.810 km SW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 6635 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.61 km ESE of Méniko, Cyprus · 6630 days ago · 51 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.09 km N of Páchna, Cyprus · 6627 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.66 km SE of Ágios Týchon, Cyprus · 6626 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.725 km SSW of Ayia Napa, Cyprus · 6618 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.6Cyprus region · 6617 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.28 km ESE of Léfka, Cyprus · 6617 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.78 km E of Léfka, Cyprus · 6617 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.66 km NNE of Kakopetriá, Cyprus · 6617 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.98 km E of Léfka, Cyprus · 6612 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.825 km SSW of Kolossi, Cyprus · 6611 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.92 km SE of Avgórou, Cyprus · 6609 days ago · 36 km deep · 27 km away
Before
- 3.38 km WNW of Páchna, Cyprus · 6667 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.29 km WNW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 6668 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.139 km SSE of Ayia Napa, Cyprus · 6672 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.734 km SSE of Pyrgos, Cyprus · 6673 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.91 km NE of Káto Pýrgos, Cyprus · 6673 days ago · 56 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.360 km SSE of Limassol, Cyprus · 6675 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.913 km NW of Páchna, Cyprus · 6690 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.320 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus · 6695 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.333 km SSE of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 6695 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gb9y. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC.