Cyprus earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 2 km SE of Avgórou, Cyprus

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Avgórou, Cyprus on Sun, Aug 31, 2008, 2:45 AM GMT+3 (23:45 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 13 km SSW of Ayia Napa, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-30 23:45:29 UTC
Depth
36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.020° N, 33.856° 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 usp000gg1e. 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
326°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.15 km SSW of Méniko, Cyprus · 6606 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.03 km SSW of Famagusta, Cyprus · 6600 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.51 km ENE of Ýpsonas, Cyprus · 6591 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.021 km SSE of Xylofágou, Cyprus · 6588 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.313 km SSW of Ayia Napa, Cyprus · 6560 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.519 km WNW of Leonárisso, Cyprus · 6560 days ago · 55 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.611 km SE of Perivólia, Cyprus · 6558 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.018 km SSE of Ayia Napa, Cyprus · 6553 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 2.98 km E of Léfka, Cyprus · 6612 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.66 km NNE of Kakopetriá, Cyprus · 6618 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.78 km E of Léfka, Cyprus · 6618 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.28 km ESE of Léfka, Cyprus · 6618 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.6Cyprus region · 6618 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.725 km SSW of Ayia Napa, Cyprus · 6618 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.66 km SE of Ágios Týchon, Cyprus · 6626 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.09 km N of Páchna, Cyprus · 6628 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.61 km ESE of Méniko, Cyprus · 6630 days ago · 51 km deep · 64 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gg1e. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.