M3.6 earthquake 95 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 95 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus on Wed, Apr 23, 2008, 5:03 AM GMT+3 (02:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 91 km SSW of Türkler, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-04-23 02:03:03 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.329° N, 31.437° 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 usp000g4ks. 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
- 335°, 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.584 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 6737 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.253 km WSW of Chlórakas, Cyprus · 6707 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.564 km SE of Tekirova, Turkey · 6691 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.791 km SSW of Türkler, Turkey · 6688 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.437 km WNW of Pégeia, Cyprus · 6682 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g4ks. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.