Earthquake details

Friday, May 11, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Cyprus on Friday, May 11, 2012 at 18:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Larnaca (Cyprus - CY), about 83.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 34.142 and latitude 34.304.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	16.6 km
Coordinates	34.304, 34.142
UTC time	2012-05-11 18:48:29.580

Location	Larnaca
Country	Cyprus (CY)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2012-05-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Larnaca	83.4 km
Famagusta	93.2 km
Limassol	109.8 km
Káto Lakatámeia	117.4 km
Stróvolos	119.6 km
Nicosia	120.3 km
Beirut	133.4 km
Jounieh	140.6 km
Sidon	140.7 km
Ghazieh	143.2 km
Aley	145.5 km
Tyre	150.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.3 Paphos Cyprus · 2025-11-12 14:23 UTC	160.7 km
M 4.8 Nicosia Cyprus · 2025-06-23 12:37 UTC	29.7 km

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