M6.8 earthquake near Paphos, Pafos

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 36 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus on 9 Oct 1996, 13:10 UTC at a depth of 33 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 37 km away in Pafos, Cyprus.