M2.9 earthquake 80 km W of Pólis, Cyprus
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 80 km W of Pólis, Cyprus on Mon, Mar 3, 2008, 7:49 PM GMT+2 (17:49 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-03-03 17:49:22 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.152° N, 31.552° 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 usp000g0m7. 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
- 337°, 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.197 km WSW of Gazipa?a, Turkey · 6772 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.549 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus · 6772 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.733 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 6739 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.695 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 6739 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.584 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 6737 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g0m7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:38 PM UTC.