Cyprus earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 120 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 120 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus on Fri, Aug 8, 2008, 7:30 AM GMT+3 (04:30 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 71 km SW of Gazipa?a, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-08 04:30:06 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.505° N, 31.232° 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 usp000ge5k. 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 3.589 km SE of Beykonak, Turkey · 6630 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.491 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 6630 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.8103 km SE of Tekirova, Turkey · 6628 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.071 km SW of Gazipa?a, Turkey · 6592 days ago · 83 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.676 km SSW of Türkler, Turkey · 6583 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.6112 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 6575 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 3.362 km NNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 6640 days ago · 51 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.8103 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 6643 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.9103 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 6645 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.4102 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 6645 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.1104 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 6645 days ago · 36 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 3.684 km SE of Tekirova, Turkey · 6646 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ge5k. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.