Cyprus earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 5 km ESE of Koloni, Cyprus

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 5 km ESE of Koloni, Cyprus on Wed, Nov 12, 2025, 11:41 AM GMT+2 (09:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 5 km NE of Polémi, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2025-11-12 09:41:51 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.725° N, 32.518° E
Region
Cyprus
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.40 km NNE of Tála, Cyprus · 316 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  2. 5.35 km NE of Polémi, Cyprus · 316 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 62
  3. 4.63 km ESE of Pólis, Cyprus · 316 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.31 km NNW of Paphos, Cyprus · 316 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.37 km SW of Meládeia, Cyprus · 316 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.20 km S of Koloni, Cyprus · 316 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 4.03 km NNW of Polémi, Cyprus · 315 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.66 km SE of Koloni, Cyprus · 315 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.220 km S of Koloni, Cyprus · 286 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 4.28 km SSW of Paphos, Cyprus · 316 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 5.22 km ENE of Polémi, Cyprus · 316 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 127

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rmxn. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:53 AM UTC.