Cyprus earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 25 km SSW of Kolossi, Cyprus

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 25 km SSW of Kolossi, Cyprus on Thu, Aug 28, 2008, 10:24 PM GMT+3 (19:24 UTC), 22 km (14 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
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-28 19:24:16 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.456° N, 32.819° 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 usp000gfvj. 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
257°, 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.15 km SSW of Méniko, Cyprus · 6605 days ago · 42 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.026 km W of Pégeia, Cyprus · 6602 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.853 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 6600 days ago · 31 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.143 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 6592 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.51 km ENE of Ýpsonas, Cyprus · 6590 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.97 km SSW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 6589 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.740 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 6588 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.827 km SSE of Kolossi, Cyprus · 6587 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.446 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 6579 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.281 km S of Perivólia, Cyprus · 6564 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.73 km W of Pégeia, Cyprus · 6559 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.611 km SE of Perivólia, Cyprus · 6558 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.98 km E of Léfka, Cyprus · 6612 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.66 km NNE of Kakopetriá, Cyprus · 6617 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.78 km E of Léfka, Cyprus · 6617 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.28 km ESE of Léfka, Cyprus · 6617 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.6Cyprus region · 6617 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.52 km WNW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 6618 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.97 km WSW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 6620 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.126 km SSW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 6623 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.66 km SE of Ágios Týchon, Cyprus · 6625 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 3.09 km N of Páchna, Cyprus · 6627 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.61 km ESE of Méniko, Cyprus · 6629 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.810 km SW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 6635 days ago · 40 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 3.311 km N of Páchna, Cyprus · 6640 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gfvj. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC.