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Earthquakes in Cyprus
Every earthquake in and around Cyprus since 1900: how often it shakes, the strongest on record and the latest quakes. Offshore quakes within 300 km of its towns count too.
Past 30 days0M2.5+
Past year12M2.5+
Magnitude 6+5since 1900
StrongestM 6.81996 · 36 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Before the 1970s fewer stations were recording, so early years undercount the smaller quakes.
The strongest earthquakes in Cyprus
- 6.8 36 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus Oct 9, 1996
- 6.6 48 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus Jan 11, 2022
- 6.3 9 km WSW of Paphos, Cyprus Sep 10, 1953
- 6.1 45 km SSE of Ayia Napa, Cyprus Feb 18, 1924
- 6.0 4 km SSE of Lefkónoiko, Cyprus Jan 20, 1941
- 5.9 Cyprus region Feb 23, 1995
- 5.9 6 km SSE of Xylofágou, Cyprus Sep 15, 1961
- 5.7 50 km SSW of Koloni, Cyprus Jan 13, 1997
- 5.7 30 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus Oct 10, 1996
- 5.7 28 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus Oct 9, 1996
Last 24 months
How deep
The latest
- 4.2 20 km S of Koloni, Cyprus Dec 12, 2025
- 4.6 6 km SE of Koloni, Cyprus Nov 13, 2025
- 4.0 3 km NNW of Polémi, Cyprus Nov 13, 2025
- 4.2 0 km S of Koloni, Cyprus Nov 12, 2025
- 4.3 7 km SW of Meládeia, Cyprus Nov 12, 2025
- 4.3 1 km NNW of Paphos, Cyprus Nov 12, 2025
- 4.6 3 km ESE of Pólis, Cyprus Nov 12, 2025
- 5.3 5 km NE of Polémi, Cyprus Nov 12, 2025
- 4.4 0 km NNE of Tála, Cyprus Nov 12, 2025
- 4.7 5 km ESE of Koloni, Cyprus Nov 12, 2025
- 4.2 8 km SSW of Paphos, Cyprus Nov 12, 2025
- 5.2 2 km ENE of Polémi, Cyprus Nov 12, 2025
- 4.8 47 km SSE of Ayia Napa, Cyprus Jun 23, 2025
- 3.1 7 km WNW of Páchna, Cyprus Apr 1, 2025
- 4.4 36 km W of Chlórakas, Cyprus Dec 24, 2024