M6.3 earthquake near Paphos, Pafos

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 9 km WSW of Paphos, Cyprus on 10 Sept 1953, 04:06 UTC at a depth of 20 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Paphos, about 9 km away in Pafos, Cyprus.