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Cyprus earthquakes in 1961

1 earthquake of magnitude 4.5 or more was located in Cyprus in 1961. The largest: M5.9 6 km SSE of Xylofágou, Cyprus, Sep 15, 1961.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

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Where every quake of 1961 was located in Cyprus. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1961

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19610
February 19610
March 19610
April 19610
May 19610
June 19610
July 19610
August 19610
September 196115.96 km SSE of Xylofágou, Cyprus
October 19610
November 19610
December 19610

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Cyprus nowWorldwide in 1961

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.