M3.6 earthquake 115 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 115 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus on Thu, Oct 9, 2008, 7:23 PM GMT+3 (16:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 99 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
- 2008-10-09 16:23:51 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.516° N, 31.306° 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 usp000gjss. 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 170°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.0122 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 6569 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.762 km SSW of Türkler, Turkey · 6556 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.399 km SSW of Türkler, Turkey · 6546 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.3141 km W of Pégeia, Cyprus · 6539 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gjss. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC.