List of earthquakes in Cyprus

Notable earthquakes in the history of Cyprus include the following:

Date	EET	Area	Coordinates	Mag.	MMI	Deaths	Injuries	Comments
15 CE		Salamis	35°12′N34°00′E / 35.2°N 34°E / 35.2; 34					Extreme damage	[1]
76 CE		Paphos	34°48′N32°00′E / 34.8°N 32°E / 34.8; 32		X			Severe damage	[2]
1222-05-11	08:15	Paphos	34°42′N32°36′E / 34.7°N 32.6°E / 34.7; 32.6	7.0–7.5	IX			Tsunami
1896-06-29	20:48	Limassol						Moderate damage	[3]
1953-09-10	06:05	Paphos	35°00′N32°30′E / 35°N 32.5°E / 35; 32.5	6.5 Ms	X	40	100	Tsunami	[4]
1995-02-23	23:03	Paphos	35°03′N32°17′E / 35.05°N 32.28°E / 35.05; 32.28	5.9 Mw	VII	2	5		[5]
1996-10-09	16:10	Paphos	34°34′N32°08′E / 34.56°N 32.13°E / 34.56; 32.13	6.8 Mw	VII	2	20		[6]
1999-08-11	07:27	Limassol	34°47′N32°56′E / 34.79°N 32.94°E / 34.79; 32.94	5.6 Mw	VII		15	Buildings damaged / landslides	[7] [8]
2022-01-11	02:07	Paphos	35°08′46″N31°54′36″E / 35.146°N 31.910°E / 35.146; 31.910	6.6 Mw	VI	3	1	Minor damage	[9]
2024-12-24	13:22	22 miles from Paphos	34°41′N32°03′E / 34.68°N 32.05°E / 34.68; 32.05	4.5 Mw	V	N/A	N/A	Damage unknown
Mw  = moment magnitude scale and Ms  = surface-wave magnitude. The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described are also applicable to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

See also

• Geology of Cyprus
• Geology of Northern Cyprus

References

1. NGDC 1972
2. NGDC 1972
3. Ambraseys, N. (2009). Earthquakes in the Mediterranean and Middle East: A Multidisciplinary Study of Seismicity up to 1900 (First ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 785–786. ISBN   978-0521872928.
4. NGDC 1972
5. "M5.9 – Cyprus region". United States Geological Survey.
6. "M6.8 – Cyprus region". United States Geological Survey.
7. "M5.6 – Cyprus region". United States Geological Survey.
8. "Low magnitude earthquake in Larnaca and Paphos". Daily Cyprus. Archived from the original on 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
9. "M 6.6 – 48 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus". United States Geological Survey.

Sources

• NGDC (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K