Cyprus earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 27 km SSE of Kolossi, Cyprus

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 27 km SSE of Kolossi, Cyprus on Sun, Sep 21, 2008, 3:05 PM GMT+3 (12:05 UTC), 19 km (12 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
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-21 12:05:17 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.432° N, 33.016° 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 usp000ghfm. 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
283°, 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.021 km SSE of Xylofágou, Cyprus · 6587 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.446 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 6579 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.281 km S of Perivólia, Cyprus · 6564 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.313 km SSW of Ayia Napa, Cyprus · 6559 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.73 km W of Pégeia, Cyprus · 6559 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.611 km SE of Perivólia, Cyprus · 6558 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.554 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 6550 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.932 km SSE of Limassol, Cyprus · 6547 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.541 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 6546 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.136 km SE of Perivólia, Cyprus · 6538 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.740 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 6588 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.97 km SSW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 6589 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 3.51 km ENE of Ýpsonas, Cyprus · 6590 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.143 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 6592 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.853 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 6600 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.026 km W of Pégeia, Cyprus · 6602 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.15 km SSW of Méniko, Cyprus · 6605 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.825 km SSW of Kolossi, Cyprus · 6611 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.98 km E of Léfka, Cyprus · 6612 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.66 km NNE of Kakopetriá, Cyprus · 6617 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.78 km E of Léfka, Cyprus · 6617 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.28 km ESE of Léfka, Cyprus · 6617 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.6Cyprus region · 6617 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.725 km SSW of Ayia Napa, Cyprus · 6617 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ghfm. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:21 PM UTC.