Cyprus earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 34 km SSE of Pyrgos, Cyprus

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 34 km SSE of Pyrgos, Cyprus on Sat, Jun 28, 2008, 2:43 PM GMT+3 (11:43 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 83 km SSW of Pissoúri, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-06-28 11:43:40 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.476° N, 33.379° 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 usp000gau6. 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
251°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.139 km SSE of Ayia Napa, Cyprus · 6672 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.29 km WNW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 6669 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.38 km WNW of Páchna, Cyprus · 6667 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.45 km NNW of Aradíppou, Cyprus · 6667 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.516 km S of Ayia Napa, Cyprus · 6665 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.783 km SSW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 6664 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.53 km WNW of Klírou, Cyprus · 6657 days ago · 55 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.63 km S of Xylofágou, Cyprus · 6651 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 3.129 km SE of Pyrgos, Cyprus · 6642 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.825 km SE of Pyrgos, Cyprus · 6642 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 3.311 km N of Páchna, Cyprus · 6641 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.810 km SW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 6635 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.61 km ESE of Méniko, Cyprus · 6630 days ago · 51 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 3.09 km N of Páchna, Cyprus · 6628 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.66 km SE of Ágios Týchon, Cyprus · 6626 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 3.126 km SSW of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 6624 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.725 km SSW of Ayia Napa, Cyprus · 6618 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.6Cyprus region · 6618 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 3.28 km ESE of Léfka, Cyprus · 6618 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.78 km E of Léfka, Cyprus · 6618 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.66 km NNE of Kakopetriá, Cyprus · 6618 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 3.360 km SSE of Limassol, Cyprus · 6676 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 3.352 km S of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 6685 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.913 km NW of Páchna, Cyprus · 6691 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.320 km S of Kolossi, Cyprus · 6696 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.333 km SSE of Pissoúri, Cyprus · 6696 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gau6. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:48 PM UTC.