List of earthquakes in Cyprus

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Notable earthquakes in the history of Cyprus include the following:

Date EET Area Coordinates Mag. MMI Deaths Injuries Comments
15 CE Salamis 35°12′N 34°00′E / 35.2°N 34°E / 35.2; 34 Extreme damage [1]
76 CE Paphos 34°48′N 32°00′E / 34.8°N 32°E / 34.8; 32 X Severe damage [2]
1222-05-11 08:15 Paphos 34°42′N 32°36′E / 34.7°N 32.6°E / 34.7; 32.6 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 / 35; 32.5 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 / 35.05; 32.28 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 / 34.56; 32.13 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 / 34.79; 32.94 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 / 35.146; 31.910 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 / 34.68; 32.05 4.5 Mw  V N/A N/A Damage unknown
2025-11-12 03:07 Paphos 34°47′N 32°14′E / 34.79°N 32.24°E / 34.79; 32.24 5.3 Mw  VI 0 0 Minor damage, twin earthquakes (5.3 and 5.2) [10]
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.

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