Cyprus earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 43 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 43 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus on Wed, Sep 17, 2008, 8:10 AM GMT+3 (05:10 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 1 km ENE of Ýpsonas, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-17 05:10:40 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.443° N, 32.170° 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 usp000gh6s. 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
316°, 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.51 km ENE of Ýpsonas, Cyprus · 6590 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.97 km SSW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 6589 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.740 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 6589 days ago · 37 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.827 km SSE of Kolossi, Cyprus · 6588 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.446 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 6579 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.73 km W of Pégeia, Cyprus · 6559 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 3.554 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 6550 days ago · 45 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.932 km SSE of Limassol, Cyprus · 6547 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.541 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 6546 days ago · 32 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 2.853 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 6600 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.026 km W of Pégeia, Cyprus · 6602 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.825 km SSW of Kolossi, Cyprus · 6611 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.66 km NNE of Kakopetriá, Cyprus · 6617 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.52 km WNW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 6618 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.97 km WSW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 6620 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gh6s. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:39 AM UTC.