Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 28, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Cyprus on Wednesday, March 28, 1984 at 16:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Larnaca (Cyprus - CY), about 15.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 33.606 and latitude 34.786.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	34.4 km
Coordinates	34.786, 33.606
UTC time	1984-03-28 16:15:05.800

Location	Larnaca
Country	Cyprus (CY)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-03-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Larnaca	15.3 km
Káto Lakatámeia	44.9 km
Stróvolos	47.4 km
Famagusta	48.6 km
Nicosia	48.6 km
Limassol	53.2 km
Paphos	108.0 km
Anamur	159.6 km
Silifke	179.7 km
Beirut	200.6 km
Jounieh	205.4 km
Mut	207.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.3 Paphos Cyprus · 2025-11-12 14:23 UTC	97.1 km
M 4.8 Nicosia Cyprus · 2025-06-23 12:37 UTC	53.8 km

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