Earthquake details

Monday, October 21, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Cyprus on Monday, October 21, 1996 at 06:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Paphos (Cyprus - CY), about 37.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 32.300 and latitude 34.458.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 34.458, 32.300
UTC time 1996-10-21 06:00:48.690
Location Paphos
Country Cyprus (CY)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-10-21

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