M2.6 earthquake 1 km ESE of Méniko, Cyprus
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 1 km ESE of Méniko, Cyprus on Sun, Aug 10, 2008, 5:14 PM GMT+3 (14:14 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 1 km ENE of Ýpsonas, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (M), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-08-10 14:14:29 UTC
- Depth
- 51.0 km (31.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.107° N, 33.157° 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 usp000gebu. 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
- 122°
- 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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.09 km N of Páchna, Cyprus · 6628 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.66 km SE of Ágios Týchon, Cyprus · 6626 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.126 km SSW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 6624 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.97 km WSW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 6620 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.52 km WNW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 6618 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.725 km SSW of Ayia Napa, Cyprus · 6618 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.6Cyprus region · 6618 days ago · 30 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.28 km ESE of Léfka, Cyprus · 6618 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.78 km E of Léfka, Cyprus · 6618 days ago · 30 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.66 km NNE of Kakopetriá, Cyprus · 6618 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.98 km E of Léfka, Cyprus · 6612 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.825 km SSW of Kolossi, Cyprus · 6612 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.92 km SE of Avgórou, Cyprus · 6609 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.15 km SSW of Méniko, Cyprus · 6606 days ago · 42 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.03 km SSW of Famagusta, Cyprus · 6600 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.51 km ENE of Ýpsonas, Cyprus · 6591 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.97 km SSW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 6590 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.827 km SSE of Kolossi, Cyprus · 6588 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.021 km SSE of Xylofágou, Cyprus · 6588 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
Before
- 2.810 km SW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 6635 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.311 km N of Páchna, Cyprus · 6641 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.825 km SE of Pyrgos, Cyprus · 6642 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.129 km SE of Pyrgos, Cyprus · 6642 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.63 km S of Xylofágou, Cyprus · 6650 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.23 km WSW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 6651 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.54 km WNW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 6651 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.53 km WNW of Klírou, Cyprus · 6656 days ago · 55 km deep · 8 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gebu. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.