Cyprus earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 7 km SSW of Pissoúri, Cyprus

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 7 km SSW of Pissoúri, Cyprus on Fri, Sep 19, 2008, 7:23 PM GMT+3 (16:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 54 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-19 16:23:50 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.608° N, 32.668° 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 usp000ghbv. 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
259°, 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.740 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 6589 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.827 km SSE of Kolossi, Cyprus · 6588 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 3.446 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 6579 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.73 km W of Pégeia, Cyprus · 6559 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.611 km SE of Perivólia, Cyprus · 6558 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.554 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus · 6550 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.932 km SSE of Limassol, Cyprus · 6547 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.541 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 6546 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 3.51 km ENE of Ýpsonas, Cyprus · 6590 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.143 km SW of Koloni, Cyprus · 6592 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.853 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 6600 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.026 km W of Pégeia, Cyprus · 6602 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.15 km SSW of Méniko, Cyprus · 6605 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.825 km SSW of Kolossi, Cyprus · 6611 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.98 km E of Léfka, Cyprus · 6612 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.66 km NNE of Kakopetriá, Cyprus · 6617 days ago · 30 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.78 km E of Léfka, Cyprus · 6617 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.28 km ESE of Léfka, Cyprus · 6617 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.6Cyprus region · 6617 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.52 km WNW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 6618 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ghbv. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:06 AM UTC.