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M2.8 Earthquake near CYPRUS REGION (Cyprus)

UTC time: 2025-12-29 14:09:36 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.8 earthquake was recorded near CYPRUS REGION (Cyprus) on December 29, 2025 at 14:09 UTC. With a focal depth of about 12 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
c603a19ca765aaf1b535b369e82affaa8178307e
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
11.8 km
UTC time
2025-12-29 14:09:36 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Cyprus
City
Kypros
Source
emsc
Coordinates
34.70600, 32.93270
Temperature
15.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 11.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 11.8 km
Shallow
11.8 km
11.8 km — shallower than the regional average (25 km)
Regional average: 25 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Felt reports

220felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Dec 30, 2025, 7:13 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Paphos International AirportCyprus · PFO · LCPH
    40.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Cyprus

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 193 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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