Latest See all | Mag. 0.9 earthquake 9.2 km northeast of Nicosia - Nicosia, Cyprus - |
Strongest past 30 days | Mag. 3.4 Eastern Mediterranean - Paphos, Cyprus - Apr 19, 2024 - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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May 17, 01:08 pm (Nicosia) | 0.9 0 km | 9.2 km northeast of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus 1 report | Info | ||
May 17, 12:08 pm (Istanbul) | 1.2 0 km | 87 km (54 mi) to the NE | 29 km southwest of Silifke, Mersin, Turkey | Info | |
May 17, 11:37 am (Istanbul) | 1.3 0 km | 88 km (55 mi) to the NE | 7.9 km south of Silifke, Mersin, Turkey | Info | |
Thursday, May 16, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
May 16, 08:46 pm (Istanbul) | 1.9 7.1 km | 70 km (43 mi) to the N | Eastern Mediterranean, 48 km east of Bozyazı, Mersin, Turkey | Info | |
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
May 15, 04:09 pm (Istanbul) | 2.1 13 km | 53 km (33 mi) to the N | Eastern Mediterranean, 51 km southeast of Bozyazı, Mersin, Turkey | Info | |
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 GMT (4 quakes) | |||||
May 14, 07:22 pm (GMT +2) | 1.7 10.3 km | 43 km (27 mi) to the SE | Eastern Mediterranean, 90 km south of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus | Info | |
May 14, 02:47 pm (Nicosia) | 1.7 13 km | 4 km (2.5 mi) to the SW | Eastern Mediterranean, 7.3 km southwest of Paphos, Paphos, Cyprus | Info | |
May 14, 01:18 pm (Nicosia) | 3.0 5 km | 13 km (8.1 mi) to the SW | Eastern Mediterranean, 16 km southwest of Paphos, Paphos, Cyprus I FELT IT - 68 reports | Info | |
May 14, 05:29 am (Famagusta) | 1.1 44 km | 9 km (5.6 mi) to the NW | Eastern Mediterranean, 44 km west of Kyrenia, Keryneia, Cyprus | Info | |
Monday, May 13, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
May 14, 12:22 am (Nicosia) | 1.5 35 km | Cyprus Region | Info | ||
May 13, 12:24 pm (Nicosia) | 1.6 30 km | 1 km (0.6 mi) to the NE | Keryneia, 26 km northeast of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus | Info |
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Cyprus has a moderate level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 379 quakes on average per year in Cyprus. However, Cyprus has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.
On average, Cyprus has about 35 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year.
The last earthquake in Cyprus occurred 2 days ago and had a magnitude of 0.9:
A light magnitude 0.9 earthquake hit 9.2 km (5.7 mi) away from Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus, around noon of Friday, May 17, 2024 at 1.08 pm local time (Asia/Nicosia GMT +3). The quake had a very shallow depth of 0 km (0 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.
In the past 30 days, Cyprus has had 3 quakes of magnitude 3.0 or above and 8 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There have been also 44 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in Cyprus in the past 30 days had a magnitude of 3.4 and occurred 4 weeks ago:
A light magnitude 3.4 earthquake occurred in the Eastern Mediterranean near the coast of Cyprus late in the evening of Friday, Apr 19, 2024 at 10.29 pm local time (GMT +2). The quake had a very shallow depth of 10 km (6 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter.
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