M2.9 earthquake 32 km SSE of Limassol, Cyprus
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 32 km SSE of Limassol, Cyprus on Sat, Nov 1, 2008, 12:11 AM GMT+2 (22:11 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 36 km SE of Perivólia, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-10-31 22:11:14 UTC
- Depth
- 17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.404° N, 33.145° 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 usp000gmj6. 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
- 256°, 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 3.554 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 6550 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.018 km SSE of Ayia Napa, Cyprus · 6553 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.611 km SE of Perivólia, Cyprus · 6558 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.73 km W of Pégeia, Cyprus · 6559 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.313 km SSW of Ayia Napa, Cyprus · 6560 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.281 km S of Perivólia, Cyprus · 6564 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gmj6. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:38 AM UTC.