Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 9, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Cyprus on Wednesday, October 9, 1996 at 14:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Paphos (Cyprus - CY), about 45.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 32.063 and latitude 34.496.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 34.496, 32.063
UTC time 1996-10-09 14:00:10.020
Location Paphos
Country Cyprus (CY)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-10-09

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