Cyprus earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 45 km W of Pólis, Cyprus

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 45 km W of Pólis, Cyprus on Fri, Jan 28, 2022, 5:57 AM GMT+2 (03:57 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 55 km WNW of P?geia, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2022-01-28 03:57:47 UTC
Depth
40.6 km (25.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.079° N, 31.935° E
Region
Cyprus
Felt reports
13
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

13 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.8 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
77

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gfrj. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:07 AM UTC.