M3.1 earthquake 7 km E of Léfka, Cyprus
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 7 km E of Léfka, Cyprus on Thu, Mar 13, 2008, 7:59 AM GMT+2 (05:59 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 33 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (M), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-03-13 05:59:10 UTC
- Depth
- 51.0 km (31.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.121° N, 32.936° 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 usp000g1ch. 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.24 km WNW of Acherítou, Cyprus · 6779 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.911 km N of Páchna, Cyprus · 6773 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.87 km NNW of Páno Polemídia, Cyprus · 6770 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.124 km SSE of Xylofágou, Cyprus · 6760 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.330 km S of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 6747 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.733 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 6739 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g1ch. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:44 PM UTC.