Cyprus earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 68 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 68 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus on Wed, Jul 16, 2008, 3:55 AM GMT+3 (00:55 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-07-16 00:55:49 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.334° N, 31.901° 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 usp000gc9q. 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
231°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
22

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.54 km WNW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 6650 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.23 km WSW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 6650 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.810 km SW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 6635 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.126 km SSW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 6623 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.97 km WSW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 6620 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.52 km WNW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 6617 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.825 km SSW of Kolossi, Cyprus · 6611 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.026 km W of Pégeia, Cyprus · 6602 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.853 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 6600 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 3.783 km SSW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 6663 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.38 km WNW of Páchna, Cyprus · 6667 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.29 km WNW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 6668 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.020 km W of Pégeia, Cyprus · 6676 days ago · 31 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.437 km WNW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 6682 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.352 km S of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 6684 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gc9q. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:57 PM UTC.