M5.3 earthquake 6 km WSW of Kissonerga, Cyprus
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Kissonerga, Cyprus on Wed, Apr 15, 2015, 11:25 AM GMT+3 (08:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-04-15 08:25:11 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.808° N, 32.331° E
- Region
- Cyprus
- Felt reports
- 33
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 9.0% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.4 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
33 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong shaking.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Moment magnitude
- 5.3 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 104°, dip 74°, rake 90°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 283°, dip 16°, rake 89°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.2 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 46°
- Stations used
- 194
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200026mv (also filed as gcmt20150415082512, iscgem607262885, atlas20150415082511). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC.