Notable earthquakes in the history of Cyprus include the following:
Date | EET | Area | Coordinates | Mag. | MMI | Deaths | Injuries | Comments | |
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15 CE | Salamis | 35°12′N 34°00′E / 35.2°N 34°E | Extreme damage | [1] | |||||
76 CE | Paphos | 34°48′N 32°00′E / 34.8°N 32°E | X | Severe damage | [2] | ||||
1222-05-11 | 08:15 | Paphos | 34°42′N 32°36′E / 34.7°N 32.6°E | 7.0–7.5 | IX | Tsunami | |||
1896-06-29 | 20:48 | Limassol | Moderate damage | [3] | |||||
1953-09-10 | 06:05 | Paphos | 35°00′N 32°30′E / 35°N 32.5°E | 6.5 Ms | X | 40 | 100 | Tsunami | [4] |
1995-02-23 | 23:03 | Paphos | 35°03′N 32°17′E / 35.05°N 32.28°E | 5.9 Mw | VII | 2 | 5 | [5] | |
1996-10-09 | 16:10 | Paphos | 34°34′N 32°08′E / 34.56°N 32.13°E | 6.8 Mw | VII | 2 | 20 | [6] | |
1999-08-11 | 07:27 | Limassol | 34°47′N 32°56′E / 34.79°N 32.94°E | 5.6 Mw | VII | 15 | Buildings damaged / landslides | [7][8] | |
2022-01-11 | 02:07 | Paphos | 35°08′46″N 31°54′36″E / 35.146°N 31.910°E | 6.6 Mw | VI | 3 | 1 | Minor damage | [9] |
2024-12-24 | 13:22 | 22 miles from Paphos | 34°41′N 32°03′E / 34.68°N 32.05°E | 4.5 Mw | V | N/A | N/A | Damage unknown | |
Mw = moment magnitude scale and Ms = surface-wave magnitude. The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described are also applicable to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded. |