Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 9, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Cyprus on Wednesday, October 9, 1996 at 13:10 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Paphos (Cyprus - CY), about 36.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 32.126 and latitude 34.556.

Magnitude 6.8
Alert Severe
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 34.556, 32.126
UTC time 1996-10-09 13:10:52.130
Location Paphos
Country Cyprus (CY)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1996-10-09

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