Cyprus earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 8 km SSW of Paphos, Cyprus

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Paphos, Cyprus on Wed, Nov 12, 2025, 11:36 AM GMT+2 (09:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 5 km ESE of Koloni, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2025-11-12 09:36:18 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.711° N, 32.374° E
Region
Cyprus
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
161°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.75 km ESE of Koloni, Cyprus · 315 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.40 km NNE of Tála, Cyprus · 315 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  3. 5.35 km NE of Polémi, Cyprus · 315 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 62
  4. 4.63 km ESE of Pólis, Cyprus · 315 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.31 km NNW of Paphos, Cyprus · 315 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 4.37 km SW of Meládeia, Cyprus · 315 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.20 km S of Koloni, Cyprus · 315 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 4.03 km NNW of Polémi, Cyprus · 314 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.66 km SE of Koloni, Cyprus · 314 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  10. 4.220 km S of Koloni, Cyprus · 284 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 5.22 km ENE of Polémi, Cyprus · 315 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 127

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000rexe. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC.